Plasma pinches: From pursuits of nuclear fusion to an attractive point source of accelerated protons for proton radiography.

The University of Rochester (URochester)’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) is a research center funded by the U.S.

Fusion energy has spent decades trapped in an expensive cycle of trial and error. Now, a Chinese startup believes AI-powered ...

Two years ago, we published a list of 5 predictions about AI in the year 2030. The article sparked a lot of fascinating (and ...

In her first year of graduate school at Stanford University, back in 2021, Sydney Erickson knew only that she was going to be a physicist. Now Erickson is finishing her doctoral degree and ...

As Vladimir Putin's daughter helps lead a new push for AI talent, Russia's biggest obstacle may be the chips it can't make.

Shuji Nakamura already transformed the world once. His invention of blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) changed everything ...

As we scour and scorch the Earth for deeper wells of energy, investors and government agencies are pouring billions into nuclear fusion research. The hope is that fusion may ultimately provide a ...

A nuclear fusion company in Washington state is drawing fresh attention online after clearing a major regulatory hurdle, one that could move its long-promised technology from concept to construction.

Nuclear fusion inches closer after scientists combine supercomputing, AI and quantum computing to blueprint a way to create ...

High-performance lasers and photonic technolo-gies are opening up new growth prospects, particularly in microelectronics, energy, aerospace, and medical technology. These developments driving the ...

The UK fusion energy sector is entering a decisive transition from laboratory development to industrial-scale delivery, driven by rising private investment, sustained government backing, and an ...