Welcome to Faster, Please! — The Podcast. Several times a month, host Jim Pethokoukis will feature a lively conversation with a fascinating and provocative guest about how to make the world a better ...
In a striking glimpse into extreme physics, scientists have captured the split-second chaos that unfolds when powerful laser ...
Measuring conditions in volatile clouds of superheated gases known as plasmas is central to pursuing greater scientific understanding of how stars, nuclear detonations and fusion energy work. For ...
Following ignition demonstrations at the National Ignition Facility, the prospect of developing a fusion energy source using lasers looks brighter than ever. Here, SLAC experts weigh in on what it ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a major development, satellite imagery analysis has revealed that China is developing a laser fusion research facility in ...
Researchers from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf and Forschungszentrum Jülich have confirmed “for the first ...
A closer look at the science behind two fusion companies—laser-based Focused Energy on the West Coast and magnet-based CFS on the East Coast—reveals some pros and cons of their competing approaches ...
With the promise of unlimited energy, Xcimer has raised over US$100 million from investors and the US Department of Energy to develop a high-energy laser system that's intended for use in a practical ...
A recent ITER workshop bringing together almost 50 CEOs and senior scientists from private fusion startups suggests that combining the technologies from magnetic and laser fusion experiments could ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Focused Energy, a fusion power startup, has signed an agreement to secure two of the world's most powerful lasers, specifically ...
The US National Ignition Facility is the only laboratory where a nuclear-fusion reaction has generated more energy than it consumed. Here’s how it achieved this historic milestone and sparked fresh ...