Welcome to Faster, Please! — The Podcast. Several times a month, host Jim Pethokoukis will feature a lively conversation with a fascinating and provocative guest about how to make the world a better ...

Measuring conditions in volatile clouds of superheated gases known as plasmas is central to pursuing greater scientific understanding of how stars, nuclear detonations and fusion energy work. For ...

Following ignition demonstrations at the National Ignition Facility, the prospect of developing a fusion energy source using lasers looks brighter than ever. Here, SLAC experts weigh in on what it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Focused Energy, a fusion power startup, has signed an agreement to secure two of the world's most powerful lasers, specifically ...

Innosphere Ventures will hold an Innovation After Hours event at 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, at 320 E. Vine Drive, Fort Collins. The session will spotlight Colorado State University’s advancements in ...

A recent ITER workshop bringing together almost 50 CEOs and senior scientists from private fusion startups suggests that combining the technologies from magnetic and laser fusion experiments could ...

With the promise of unlimited energy, Xcimer has raised over US$100 million from investors and the US Department of Energy to develop a high-energy laser system that's intended for use in a practical ...

Deep inside a secretive Chinese weapons research hub, a massive laser fusion facility is rising that could make unlimited ...

The US National Ignition Facility is the only laboratory where a nuclear-fusion reaction has generated more energy than it consumed. Here’s how it achieved this historic milestone and sparked fresh ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a major development, satellite imagery analysis has revealed that China is developing a laser fusion research facility in ...