Researchers at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory are exploring how deuterium, a potential fusion fuel, interacts with ...

The competition in nuclear fusion technology among countries is intensifying. Projects like ITER and WEST are working ...

To develop a practical fusion power system, scientists need to fully understand how the plasma fuel interacts with its ...

Earth may someday survive on nuclear fusion by using tokamaks. These donut-shaped machines confine plasma with magnetic ...

ITER, the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, may be the grandest scientific experiment in the world. Initially conceived forty years ago, the project aims to build the largest ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, before concluding his trip to France, visited the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), where engineers are trying to replicate the Sun's energy. PM ...

French research organization CEA reported that on 12 February, the CEA’s WEST tokamak maintained a nuclear fusion plasma for ...

On 12 February, the CEA’s WEST machine was able to maintain a plasma for more than 22 minutes. In doing so, it smashed the ...

Prime Minister Modi makes history as first head of government to visit the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor ...

Creating and sustaining fusion reactions—essentially recreating star-like conditions on Earth—is extremely difficult, and ...

Plasma was kept stable for 22 minutes at the French research reactor WEST. The team wants to achieve several hours in future.

Inside a donut-shaped enclosure at 15,000,000 degrees Celsius, Europe generates an endless amount of intense energy. WEST ...