First report on the state of the fusion industry finds companies have accrued almost £2bn of investment in fusion energy
Read article: Fusion industry predicts electricity generation by the 2030s
Five sites have been shortlisted as a potential home for the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production
Read article: UK announces potential sites for prototype fusion energy plant
In this podcast we chat about the latest science superpower and magnets for tokamaks
Read article: Why fusion power could rely on high-temperature superconductors, China’s ambitious exploration of space
Lab announces it has achieved a yield of more than 1.3 MJ – about 70% of the energy that the laser pulse delivered to the sample
Read article: National Ignition Facility heralds ‘significant step’ towards fusion break-even target
After COVID made crowded control rooms hazardous, Ben Penaflor and colleagues at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility developed work-arounds
Read article: Physics in the pandemic: ‘We’ve been surprised at how easy it’s become to do high-level experiments from our homes’
First purified beam of tantalum-187 provides insight in the “r-process”
Read article: Neutron-rich tantalum offers a view of how heavy elements are forged
Research could take us one step closer to clean fusion energy
Read article: New mechanism could reduce plasma turbulence in stellarators
This week's podcast features a former television star who is a fusion entrepreneur
Read article: Fusion propulsion for interstellar travel, why ice is slippery, fireworks lit the fuse on science funding
A new world record for the strongest steady-state nuclear fusion reaction could boost production of the vital medical isotope molybdenum-99
Read article: Record breaking fusion reaction could transform medical isotope production
Conceptual design for the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production facility will be complete by 2024
Read article: UK announces £220m to design a ‘commercially viable’ fusion power plant
