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Marathon Fusion says that fusion energy reactors could also be used to turn mercury isotopes into gold.
Nuclear Fusion

Fusion Startup Says It’s Figured Out How to Turn Mercury Into Gold

By Victor Tangermann

Commonwealth Fusion Systems has announced that it will begin construction of the "world's first grid-scale" nuclear fusion power plant
Energy

Company Announces Construction of “Grid-Scale” Fusion Power Plant

By Victor Tangermann

Mayonnaise may, according to a new study, help scientists figure out how to realistically harness the power of nuclear fusion.
Nuclear Fusion

Scientists Say Secret to Fusion May Lie in Hellmann’s Mayonnaise

By Noor Al-Sibai

The report features six studies that thoroughly examined MIT's superconducting magnets design used in its breakthrough fusion test.
Energy

MIT Claims Superconducting Breakthrough Means Fusion Power Can Be Practical

By Frank Landymore

Scientists confirmed that researchers at the National Ignition Facility really broke even with their laser-based fusion reactor back in 2022.
Energy

Fusion Facility Generates Twice the Power Put Into It

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory claim to have generated more energy with a fusion reaction than was needed to start it.
Energy

Physicists Say New Breakthrough Proves Fusion Power Is Possible

By Victor Tangermann

Follow-up experiments attempting to recreate a landmark laser fusion breakthrough are falling far short of expectations, Nature reports.
Energy

Oops! Fusion Facility Keeps Failing to Recreate Last Year’s “Breakthrough” Record

By Victor Tangermann

Seattle-based startup Zap Energy also says that its approach to fusion energy is far simpler and cheaper tan other approaches.
Energy

Startup Says It’s Honing in on Simple Solution for Practical Fusion Power

By Victor Tangermann

UK-based startup First Light claims to have achieved a fusion energy "breakthrough" by shooting a projectile into a fuel target to release energy.
Energy

Startup Claims Fusion Power “Breakthrough” Using Massive Gun

By Victor Tangermann

A camera mounted inside the JET fusion reactor recorded an amazing video of glowing plasma swirling during this week's record experiment. 
Energy

Amazing Video Shows Inside Fusion Reactor During Record Breaking Test

By Victor Tangermann

One Michigan nuclear power plant detected a "possible fire," but turned its sirens off last year. It follows a history of concerning nuclear events.
Nuclear Fusion

Fire Reported at Crumbling Michigan Nuclear Power Plant

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Using a gigantic laser, scientists heated up a peppercorn-sized sample of two hydrogen isotopes to well past the temperature of the Sun's core.
Energy

Scientists Are On the Edge of a Fusion Power Breakthrough

By Victor Tangermann

A Canadian fusion energy company is set to break ground on a large-scale nuclear fusion demonstration plant in Culham, UK — and it's being funded by richest man in the world
Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos Is Helping Build a Fusion Power Plant in the UK

By Victor Tangermann

Engineers are shipping the world's most powerful magnet to the construction site of the world's largest experimental fusion reactor called ITER.
Energy

World’s Strongest Magnet Could Help Make Fusion Energy a Reality

By Victor Tangermann

China broke a record with its "artificial Sun" fusion reactor on Friday when it sustained a plasma temperature of 120 million degrees Celsius for 101 second
Science & Energy

China’s “Artificial Sun” Fusion Reactor Just Set a World Record

By Tony Ho Tran

According to documents, the US Navy was experimenting with some far-fetched technologies, including a "spacetime modification weapon."
Space

The Navy Reportedly Experimented With a “Spacetime Modification Weapon”

By Victor Tangermann