Tag: fusion

Building the World's Most Powerful Laser

By Katherine Bourzac | 10/15/2009 | 1 Comment

New lasers will be key to making fusion energy and proton therapy practical.

A New Approach to Fusion

By Tyler Hamilton | 07/31/2009 | 17 Comments

A startup snags funding to start early work on a low-budget test reactor.

Igniting Fusion

By Kevin Bullis | 06/23/2009 | 10 Comments

Researchers at a California National Lab will soon attempt to start self-sustaining fusion reactions using the world's largest lasers. If it works, it could be a first step on the road to abundant fusion power.

Q & A: Steven Chu

By Kevin Bullis | 05/14/2009 | 12 Comments

The secretary of energy talks with Technology Review about the future of nuclear power post Yucca Mountain and why fuel-cell cars have no future.

The World's Biggest Laser Powers Up

By Kevin Bullis | 03/26/2009 | 9 Comments

Now complete, the National Ignition Facility could soon create controlled fusion using lasers.

Better Control for Fusion Power

By Katherine Bourzac | 12/10/2008 | 6 Comments

A new control process may enable practical fusion reactors.

Federal Research Funding Cut

By Kevin Bullis | 01/18/2008 | 19 Comments

Financial support for a major international fusion project is one of many casualties.

Mining the Moon

By Mark Williams | 08/23/2007 | 26 Comments

Lab experiments suggest that future fusion reactors could use helium-3 gathered from the moon.