China's HL-3 fusion reactor advances toward ignition by 2027, marking progress in clean energy as breakthroughs in plasma ...

The "artificial sun" HL-3 at the CNNC Southwestern Institute of Physics in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan Province. Photo: VCG China's new-generation "artificial sun," HL-3, is accelerating toward ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The plasma density barrier is a mathematical limit to the density of plasma that can exist in a tokamak before destabilizing. A new study led by a ...

The EAST (Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak) nuclear fusion reactor maintained a temperature of 158 million ...

By the end of 2025, China reached a total of 112 nuclear power units — including those in operation, under construction, and ...

Surprise! Fusion startup Zap Energy says it will be developing fission reactors alongside its fusion devices.

Major nuclear and fusion milestones unfolded this week, from China’s mobile 10MW reactor and HL-3 fusion progress, to the US delivering ITER’s central solenoid magnet and Utah’s TRIGA reactor powering ...

EAST’s accomplishment is notable since the density limit has long prevented researchers from increasing plasma density past a certain point. Higher plasma density has historically been associated with ...

Bob Mumgaard cautioned that the US is lagging behind China in backing for construction of the first generation of ...

China has approved about 10 new nuclear power units annually since 2022, with investment continuing to rise. Investment in ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: In the race for clean energy, no technology is quite as promising as nuclear fusion, but the road toward energy freedom is filled with barriers that ...