He reminded that fusion differs from fission, which splits atoms and creates radioactive waste. “Instead, think of joining ...

The target chamber of LLNL’s National Ignition Facility. About eight months ago, scientists at a US-government-funded lab replicated the process that powers stars—nuclear fusion—and created more ...

For decades, fusion energy was often seen as a concept from science fiction—a promise that seemed forever on the horizon.

Still, major engineering challenges remain before fusion can reach commercial readiness. UC Santa Cruz joins researchers from ...

Hosted by the University of California San Diego, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and General Atomics, with the support of the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fusion Energy Sciences, the ...

LIVERMORE, Calif. - Scientists announced Tuesday that they have for the first time produced more energy in a fusion reaction than was used to ignite it — a major breakthrough in the decades-long quest ...

Thousands of employees at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on Monday celebrated an accomplishment that's being called a game changer in energy and climate change – trying to replicate how the ...

Scientists and officials with the Department of Energy on Tuesday announced a breakthrough in the creation of fusion energy at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. On Dec. 5, a team at LLNL’s ...

Imagine trying to summon the sun to your research laboratory. Yes, you, big bright star! Bring your searing heat, the drama of your core’s constant nuclear fusion and your off-the-charts energy levels ...

“It’s an incredible accomplishment,” says Mark Herrmann, the deputy director for fundamental weapons physics at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, which houses the fusion laboratory ...