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• Helical Fusion’s HTS coil data reveal a fivefold margin to quench – The current lead and voltage tap wiring visible here are what let researchers isolate the 21 nanohm resistance increase from ordinary measurement noise (Image courtesy of Helical Fusion) New peer-reviewed data show Helical Fusion’s high-temperature superconducting coil has roughly five times the margin it needs before quenching. Published by the company and Japan’s National Institute […]
• Tungsten compound tops shield material comparison for mirror fusion magnets – Hammir-DT’s central cell and mirror end assemblies illustrate the whole-device geometry ParaTAN’s neutronics model was built to capture, in contrast to the simplified cylindrical shapes earlier 1D codes assumed (Image courtesy of Realta Fusion) UW-Madison researchers, working with spinout company Realta Fusion, have published a whole-device neutronics assessment of magnetic mirror fusion machines that directly […]
• Pacific Fusion signs NNSA MOU as Albuquerque fusion build begins – Facilities like this depend on the same modular pulsed-power supply chain Pacific Fusion is scaling at its Los Lunas site (Image courtesy of Pacific Fusion) Pacific Fusion broke ground August 25 on a $1 billion Research and Manufacturing Campus at Mesa del Sol in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where it will build a Demonstration System targeting […]
• Inertia and LLNL cut fusion fuel manufacturing to hours – Inertia frames the milestone as a manufacturing win, not a physics one, the distinction that separates NIF’s proven ignition science from a commercially viable fuel supply chain (Image courtesy of Inertia Enterprises) Inertia and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have cut the time needed to form a fusion fuel target’s frozen deuterium-tritium layer from up to […]
• Diamond melting curve data points to softer NIF shocks – Diamond becomes denser as it melts, meaning the solid floats in liquid carbon at extreme pressure, a behaviour LLNL’s new shock compression data confirms via X-ray diffraction (Image courtesy of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Photo: James Wickboldt) Diamond keeps its crystal structure under shock compression all the way to melting at roughly 1 terapascal, pressures […]
• 3D simulation closes in on a gyrotron blind spot – Gyrotron engineers have designed around this failure mode blind for years, with no way to put it in front of them until now (Image courtesy of Giroud-Garampon et al., Physics of Plasmas 33, 082110 (2026), EPFL Swiss Plasma Center, CC BY 4.0) Researchers at EPFL’s Swiss Plasma Center have extended their FENNECS particle-in-cell code from […]
• MIT framework gives fusion developers a way to test viability – The next generation of fusion devices is exactly where this framework gets tested. Tokamak, inertial, or magnetized-target, the framework doesn’t discriminate. (Image courtesy of EUROfusion) After decades of fundamental research, fusion is moving towards practical energy applications. A new generalised framework from researchers affiliated with MIT and Rutherford Energy Ventures, led by D.G. Whyte and […]
• Kyoto Fusioneering plans UNITY-3 breeding blanket facility – UNITY-3’s shielded enclosure and control room will let researchers measure neutron spectrum and tritium production inside candidate blanket sections during operation. (Image courtesy of Kyoto Fusioneering) Kyoto Fusioneering is relocating its U.S. headquarters to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where it will build UNITY-3 with Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The facility will generate neutrons at 14 megaelectronvolts, […]
• Dennis Whyte named UKAEA CEO as fusion programme enters delivery phase – Whyte’s move from MIT and Commonwealth Fusion Systems to UKAEA’s top role signals a shift toward deeper private sector fusion expertise inside UK public delivery (Image courtesy of United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority) UKAEA has appointed Professor Dennis Whyte, co-founder of Commonwealth Fusion Systems, as its next Group Chief Executive Officer, taking up the role […]
• Marvel Fusion Colorado partnership adds Siemens backing – The agreement links Colorado’s RISE Hub to Bavaria’s VEGA Hub, giving both fusion ecosystems a formal channel for the industrial and supply chain partnerships that follow (Image courtesy of Marvel Fusion) Marvel Fusion, the State of Colorado, and Siemens Energy have signed a Letter of Intent to formalise a transatlantic collaboration on laser-driven fusion energy, […]