Now, a new and compact fusion reactor in Spain—the SMall Aspect Ratio Tokamak, or SMART—is further experimenting with ...

The new era of nuclear power generation greater than the force of the Sun has arrived and is ready for deployment. For the ...

The startup also flipped the switch last month on its latest prototype, Polaris, which it anticipates will be the first fusion reactor to generate electricity. Polaris, Helion’s seventh ...

Helion Energy Inc., a startup working to develop commercial fusion reactors, today announced that it has closed a $425 million late-stage funding round. The Series F deal included the ...

fusion reactor has succeeded in maintaining a plasma with a temperature of over 100 million degrees Celsius for just under 18 minutes. Plasma operation was maintained for 1,066 seconds ...

The latest injection of funds will be directed towards manufacturing components in-house, including capacitors for energy storage and magnetic coils for its prototype fusion reactor. That follows ...

The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak reactor in Hefei, Anhui Province has set a new record with a 1,066-second sustained fusion reaction. China has achieved a major milestone in the ...

The company says its technique means it does not need complex machinery or expensive lasers to generate a fusion reaction, meaning its reactors could be cheaper and simpler than rival technologies.

Fusion startup Helion has raised $425 million in a Series F round. The round saw Lightspeed and SoftBank Vision Fund 2 invest in the company, alongside participation from existing investors, including ...

Fusion reactor materials also become radioactive as they are bombarded with highly energetic particles. Researchers need to design new materials that can decay within a few years to levels of ...