This article is more than 1 year old The power of stars to meet our energy needs? This is something to be excited about If you want proof that the process known as nuclear fusion can produce energy at scale somewhere in the universe, you need only look at the night sky: each pinprick of light is a…
The experimental Joint European Torus has doubled the record for the amount of energy made from fusing atoms — the process that powers the Sun.
German fusion energy start-up Marvel Fusion has gained new investment and high level industry support for its emerging technology.
With startups getting into nuclear technology, it’s no surprise to see more fundraising happening. Now, Kyoto Fusioneering, a fusion energy startup based out of Japan but increasingly expanding abroad, has raised 1.33 billion yen ($11.7 million) in its latest round of funding. The company has now raised 1.67 billion yen ($14.7 million) to date.
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In a world first, the National Ignition Facility has generated a “burning plasma,” a fusion reaction on the cusp of being self-sustaining
The company, which is relocating from Redmond, is on a multibillion-dollar quest to produce clean electricity.
レーザー核融合商用炉を開発するスタートアップ、ＥＸ－Ｆｕｓｉｏｎ（エクスフュージョン、大阪市中央区）は第三者割当増資を実施しベンチャーキャピタル（ＶＣ）のＡＮＲＩ（東京都渋谷区）から１億円の資金調達を行った。調達した資金を使い、レーザー核融合商用炉に必要とされるターゲット連続供給装置とレーザー光の照準装置を開発する。同社は繰り返し、安定的にプラズマ状態を作り出すことを目指す。
Obtaining a burning plasma is a critical step towards self-sustaining fusion energy1. A burning plasma is one in which the fusion reactions themselves are the primary source of heating in the plasma, which is necessary to sustain and propagate the burn, enabling high energy gain.
SHARESHARE Fusion power is a mainstay of futurists and science fiction, often dismissed with an eyeroll as “the power of the future—and it always will be.” Achieving a fusion reaction, let alone generating electricity from the process, has challenged builders of some of the most monumental government-backed machines devised, such as laser arrays and magnetic…