Plasma is a state of matter that emerges when a gas is heated to sufficiently high temperatures, prompting some electrons to ...

Dark matter is an elusive type of matter that does not emit, reflect or absorb light, yet is predicted to account for most of ...

In fusion power generation, it is essential that the high-energy particles generated by a fusion reaction in hot plasma heat it to sustain further fusion reactions. The key to this self-heating of the ...

Nuclear fusion promises a green and infinitely renewable supply of energy—if we can harness it. Fusion happens all the time ...

The exhaust heat generated by a fusing plasma in a commercial-scale reactor may not be as damaging to the vessel's innards as once thought, according to new research about escaping plasma particles.

Nuclear fusion promises a green and infinitely renewable supply of energy—if we can harness it. Fusion happens all the time ...

In the quest for sustainable and limitless energy, fusion research has made significant strides, with the recent formation of ...

A French nuclear fusion reactor has smashed a world record by holding plasma at 50 million degrees Celsius for 22 minutes ...

NASA’s Voyager 1 recently encountered and survived a staggering temperature of 50,000°C while traveling through deep space. This event, reported on September 23, 2025, has raised significant interest ...

They manage to keep the plasma stable for 22 minutes, breaking the Chinese record and bringing practical nuclear fusion ...

Chinese scientists have unveiled a superconducting linear plasma device designed to test materials for nuclear fusion reactors. The Superconducting Plasma Wall Interaction Linear Device (SWORD) boasts ...

This still image from a new simulation shows how plasma from the pedestal region is connected through the supposedly last confinement surface into the divertor plasma region. The long and thin lobes ...