Why is the Sun so hot? Discover the simple science behind nuclear fusion, the powerful reaction that makes our star shine and ...

China’s latest advance in magnetic confinement fusion has pushed a key performance limit past what theory once allowed, turning its so‑called “artificial sun” into a test bed for conditions that ...

Nuclear fusion has been the talk of the town lately because of some milestone breakthroughs bringing us closer to a world with the possibility of infinite free energy. Nuclear fusion is the process by ...

Nuclear fusion has the potential to transform energy production on earth Nuclear fusion processes similar to the sun’s have the potential to transform energy production on earth. At least that’s the ...

With nuclear fusion in the news, we look to the sun. An old hand at the process, it squeezed its first hydrogen atoms together 4.6 billion years ago. On August 31, 2012 a long filament of solar ...

First Light Fusion, a U.K.-based firm, is developing the Big Friendly Gun (BFG) prototype in an effort to produce nuclear fusion without the need for lasers and strong magnets. According to a Newsweek ...