Nuclear fusion might sound like something out of a science fiction film - and in the past, it certainly has been. In the iconic science fiction movie "Back to the Future," for instance, the main ...

Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), a subsidiary of MIT, has announced plans to build the first commercial power plant harnessing nuclear fusion energy there. A worker inside the vacuum chamber of a ...

to detonate four nuclear fission and one nuclear fusion bomb on May 11 of that year. Called Operation Shakti, this was a more explicitly military test and invited international sanctions ...

Russia had seriously considered using nuclear weapons in Ukraine, but was dissuaded from doing so by China, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said. Amid repeated nuclear threats from ...

Advances in inertial confinement fusion (ICF) have brought nuclear fusion energy closer to reality. A breakthrough at the National Ignition Facility in 2021 revealed unexpected plasma phenomena, ...

Review HMD's Fusion smartphone has a pogo-pin port on the back, allowing some nifty peripherals, including gaming controls, and its specs are open. Perhaps the most impressive of HMD's own add-ons is ...

Researchers in Japan made a groundbreaking discovery that could bring us closer to sustainable energy from nuclear fusion reactors, paving the way for longer-lasting, more efficient clean energy ...

This past year, there has not been a single week without a reminder of the danger posed by nuclear weapons. Nuclear noise and signaling were evident; officials made implicit or explicit references to ...

China’s rapidly expanding nuclear power industry passed a major milestone on New Year’s Day, as the first reactor at a sprawling new plant on the country’s southeastern coastline started ...

Did you know that every coffee bean holds a story? Using nuclear techniques, scientists can trace its journey — from the rain that nourished the plant to the soil that fed its roots. The IAEA, jointly ...

Fusion company Focused Energy and laser group Amplitude have announced a partnership to advance two laser systems for inertial fusion energy. The new technology will help develop and determine the ...