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A British startup called Pulsar Fusion has come up with a wild new concept for a nuclear fusion-powered space rocket.

Startup Says Its Nuclear Fusion Rocket Could Cut Time to Mars in Half

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists claim that China's "Artificial Sun" nuclear fusion reactor has more than doubled its own previous world record.

China’s “Artificial Sun” Just Smashed the Record for Stable Fusion Reaction

By Victor Tangermann

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

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

By Victor Tangermann

Fusion startup Helion is in talks for a deal with OpenAI to "buy vast quantities of electricity to provide power for data centers."

OpenAI Negotiating to Buy “Vast Quantities” of Fusion Power, Which Doesn’t Exist Yet

By Victor Tangermann

South Korean researchers have maintained plasma temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius for 48 seconds inside a tokamak fusion reactor.

Korean “Artificial Sun” Reactor Sets Record at 100 Million Degrees

By Victor Tangermann

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

MIT Claims Superconducting Breakthrough Means Fusion Power Can Be Practical

By Frank Landymore

Scientists have set a new fusion energy world record, producing 69 megajoules at the Joint European Torus in the UK.

Fusion Reactor Produces Record Amount of Energy in Final Experiment

By Victor Tangermann

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

Fusion Facility Generates Twice the Power Put Into It

By Victor Tangermann

Japan has officially inaugurated the world's biggest experimental nuclear fusion reactor called JT-60SA just north of Tokyo.

Japan Finishes World’s Largest Fusion Reactor

By Victor Tangermann

Following a "major breakthrough" in the field of fusion energy, the US Department of Energy is investing in the development of a pilot fusion plant.

Scientists Now Plotting First Fusion Power Plant

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.

Physicists Say New Breakthrough Proves Fusion Power Is Possible

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers at the government-funded Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California claim to have made a breakthrough in the field of fusion energy.

Fusion Scientists Claim Net Energy Gain, in Potentially Huge Breakthrough

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk isn't convinced of the long-term prospects of fusion energy, the concept of fusing atoms together to generate green electricity.

Elon Musk Slams Fusion, Says Future of Energy Is Wind and Solar

By Victor Tangermann

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

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.

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.

Startup Claims Fusion Power “Breakthrough” Using Massive Gun

By Victor Tangermann