The reactor, called Lawson Machine 26 (LM26), is General Fusion’s latest iteration in a string of devices that have tested various parts of its unique approach.

“Unlike large pure fusion reactors, compact spherical tokamaks may be used to produce high-energy fast neutrons economically, which can breed fuel for traditional nuclear reactors or burn their ...

wants to build a compact fusion reactor using high-temperature superconducting magnets. With the reward of ending energy poverty globally, more and more players have entered the race and reporting ...

Additionally, this configuration increases the area available for heat distribution, improving power handling and facilitating more robust engineering designs for compact fusion reactors.

MTF emerged in the 1970s from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, where researchers were developing concepts for compact fusion reactors. Those efforts didn’t bear fruit. General Fusion says ...

nT-Tao is developing a compact fusion reactor capable of generating 10-20 MW of power, with a final system designed to fit within the footprint of a shipping container. Engineered for scalability ...

With the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) as the most visible part of nuclear fusion research, it is perhaps little wonder that the recent string of delays and budget ...

a superheated fourth state of matter required for fusion, inside a prototype reactor. The milestone marks the beginning of a 93-week quest to prove that the outfit’s steampunk approach to fusion ...

Astral Systems, co-founded by Talmon Firestone and Dr. Tom Wallace-Smith, employs something called multistate fusion (MSF) technology in its "compact reactors," enabling the increased supply of the ...

But now, with net-positive fusion power no longer the stuff of science fiction, a fresh crop of startups have been founded on more mundane questions: Can reactors be built for less money?

TEL AVIV, Israel, March 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- nT-Tao, a pioneering fusion energy company, has been awarded an additional grant from the Israel Innovation Authority to support the development of ...