Space propulsion company Pulsar Fusion has achieved “first plasma” in its Sunbird nuclear fusion rocket, designed to propel rockets faster than any object has ever traveled. Reading time 2 minutes ...

The U.S. government has launched the process to develop a regulatory framework to develop fusion machines as emerging nuclear technologies. This step to advance fusion machines was announced Feb. 26 ...

Fusion research company Helion Energy said its Polaris prototype has set new industry benchmarks, becoming the first privately developed fusion energy machine to demonstrate measurable ...

Nuclear fusion conjures images of massive reactors or banks of dozens of large lasers. Avalanche co-founder and CEO Robin Langtry thinks smaller is better. For the last several years, Langtry and his ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Fusion has been in the news a lot recently given its promise as an abundant and clean source of energy that could ...

General Fusion is set to become the first publicly traded company dedicated solely to nuclear fusion, signaling growing investor confidence in the field. The company’s piston-driven, liquid-lithium ...

ORNL and Kyoto Fusioneering are partnering to develop critical fusion technologies that will accelerate the deployment of commercial fusion energy. The collaboration will leverage ORNL's expertise in ...

General Fusion Inc. has agreed to a merger with a blank-check company in a deal that’s expected to create one of the first publicly traded nuclear fusion technology developers. The combination with ...

At CES 2026 on Tuesday, Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) revealed a major milestone in nuclear fusion energy. The company has installed the first of 18 powerful magnets in its Sparc fusion reactor, a ...

A Bill Gates-backed nuclear fusion company has teamed up with tech giants Nvidia and Siemens in an effort to bring the energy that powers the sun a step closer to commercial reality. Commonwealth ...

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The promise of nuclear fusion feels simple. Just as stars fuse hydrogen into heavier elements to produce energy, a fusion reactor generates massive amounts of energy by combining lightweight particles ...