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• GENE-X GPU upgrade targets full fusion plant simulation – Fusion plasma discharge glowing inside the JET tokamak chamber, showing the toroidal confinement geometry used in fusion plasma simulation research (Image courtesy of UKAEA / EuroFusion) Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics are adapting the GENE-X fusion plasma simulation code to run on GPU-accelerated supercomputers, having already recorded performance gains of up […]
• Singapore enters fusion supply chain with A*STAR and CFS research pact – A*STAR’s Singapore research base is now formally tied to the global fusion energy supply chain through its five-year agreement with Commonwealth Fusion Systems (Image courtesy of A*STAR) Singapore has formalised a five-year research collaboration between the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (ASTAR) and Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS). The agreement targets technologies for commercial fusion […]
• Reinforcement learning agent controls DIII-D plasma shape through sensor failures – Inside DIII-D – the tokamak where a reinforcement learning agent took direct command of the coils (Image courtesy of General Atomics) A reinforcement learning agent has taken direct command of the magnetic coils on the DIII-D tokamak, tracking changing plasma shape targets while tolerating random sensor failures, and doing so without falling back on a […]
• TAE and UKAEA launch fully funded TAE Beam UK to commercialise neutral beam fusion tech – TAE Technologies and the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) confirmed on 14 May 2026 that TAE Beam UK, their joint venture targeting particle accelerator technology for fusion and other markets, is formally established in the UK and fully funded. The announcement says the milestone advances the commercialisation of neutral beams,
• Kyoto Fusioneering wins QST contract to build tritium system prototypes for ITER – Tritium fuel cycle processing hardware of the kind being developed by Kyoto Fusioneering under its QST contract to build TES and TAS prototypes for ITER’s Test Blanket System (Image courtesy of Kyoto Fusioneering) Kyoto Fusioneering (KF) has been awarded a contract by the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) to develop prototypes of […]
• Xcimer Energy targets inertial fusion energy commercialisation with defence hire – Xcimer Energy’s newly appointed VP of Defense brings operational command experience spanning warships and multi-vessel destroyer squadrons to the company’s industrial fusion programme (Image courtesy Xcimer Energy) Xcimer Energy has appointed Doug Kunzman as Vice President of Defense, a newly created role, as the Denver-based inertial fusion energy company scales the industrial and operational capabilities […]
• Proxima Fusion forms industrial board to accelerate Europe’s fusion scale-up – Europe’s fusion industrial scale-up moves from ambition to blueprint (Image courtesy of Proxima Fusion) Proxima Fusion announced the creation of its Industrial Development Board (IDB) on 13 May, assembling four senior leaders from European energy, technology, and policy to accelerate the shift from fusion science to large-scale industrial deployment. The announcement positions European fusion industrial […]
• Arnold Magnetic Technologies strengthens Western rare earth magnet supply chain – Arnold Magnetic Technologies has structured partnerships with USA Rare Earth, Less Common Metals, and Solvay to deliver DFARS rare earth magnets from a Western supply chain. (Image courtesy of Arnold Magnetic Technology) Rare earth permanent magnets appear throughout the systems that surround a fusion plasma, from diagnostic sensors and drive motors to power conversion assemblies […]
• DuctGPT cuts AI fusion materials discovery time from months to hours – DuctGPT’s workflow moves from atomic-structure input and training data through computational simulation and property prediction to experimental testing, compressing AI fusion materials discovery from months to hours (Image courtesy of Ames National Laboratory) Scientists at Ames National Laboratory have developed an AI tool that reduces the timeline for finding materials needed for next-generation fusion energy […]
• HTS data centre power distribution signals industrial maturity of fusion-derived technology – Tokamak Energy’s HTS magnet systems are wound from REBCO superconducting tape – the same technology now being assessed for high-temperature superconductor data centre power distribution (Image courtesy of Tokamak Energy) A new feasibility study shows that high-temperature superconducting technology developed for fusion is now credible for industrial deployment in data centre power distribution – cutting […]