It’s rarely appreciated just how much more complicated nuclear fusion is than nuclear fission. Whereas the latter involves a process that happens all around us without any human involvement, and where ...

About 60 years ago, Russian physicist Lev Artsimovich said nuclear fusion “will be ready when society needs it”. The UK has achieved a “major breakthrough for fusion energy research”, the UK Atomic ...

SLAC's Alan Fry, Arianna Gleason, and Siegfried Glenzer help lead the lab's fusion energy research. Credit: Greg Stewart/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory SLAC's Alan Fry, Arianna Gleason, and ...

Construction continues in 2025 on the ITER fusion device, which is designed to prove that fusion can be a large-scale, carbon-free source of energy. (Photo: ITER) Fusion offers a promising clean ...

About 60 years ago, Russian physicist Lev Artsimovich said nuclear fusion “will be ready when society needs it”. For decades, scientists have tried to recreate the fusion reaction that powers the sun, ...