Commonwealth Fusion Systems is trying to show that its experimental device can continuously generate more energy than it consumes.

Big tech is backing nuclear fission as it's in search of new sources of power to fuel AI and data centers, as evidenced by Commonwealth Fusion Systems's latest round.

Fusion is among the most environmentally friendly sources of energy. There are no CO 2 or other harmful atmospheric emissions from the fusion process, which means that fusion does not contribute to ...

Clean energy from nuclear fusion may soon be commercial. But leaders around the world have done little to prepare.

Nuclear power plants currently generate energy through nuclear fission, a process in which plutonium or uranium atoms are ...

In 2019, it developed new technology, the stellarator, which uses magnetic fields to confine hot plasma into a torus shape, ...

Given the considerable scientific, engineering, and commercial hurdles facing nuclear fusion, fission seems to offer a more promising nuclear solution to the world’s burgeoning power needs.

A swift transition from fission to fusion not only would allow us to escape the worst medium- to long-term environmental and social ramifications of climate change, it also would enable the creation ...

A series of modules make up a crucial part of a facility looking to turn fusion power into electricity generation.

Extreme fusion temperatures are warping diamond fuel capsules, and that means researchers may need to rethink their designs, ...