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technology18 days ago•7 min saved

AI-Driven Fusion Design Could Break the Costly Bottleneck

Beijing startup VeloAlpha claims its FusionAlpha AI-powered simulation platform can test fusion reactor designs 100–10,000x faster than current codes while keeping errors under 5%. If independently validated, this could dramatically reduce the industry’s costly trial-and-error cycle and mirror the semiconductor field’s move from hardware testing to software-driven design. However, practical commercial fusion remains years away and validation is still pending.

via Digital Trends|

#artificial-intelligence #fusion-energy #fusionalpha

science25 days ago•10 min saved

Moon Helium-3: The expensive hunt for a future fusion fuel

Helium-3, a costly isotope used in cooling quantum computers and potentially powering future fusion reactors, is currently produced mainly from tritium decay in nuclear weapons; as demand grows, researchers look to lunar regolith as a new source. Startups like Interlune and Astrotech are developing lunar mining concepts with targets around 2027, but extracting helium-3 on the Moon faces uncertainty over concentrations and economics. Earth-based alternatives and ongoing research keep the prospect speculative for now.

via BBC|

#fusion-energy #helium-3 #lunar-mining

technology1 month ago•4 min saved

The World’s Biggest Fusion Bet Heads Toward Reality in France

In southern France, ITER—the world’s largest fusion reactor and a $22 billion multinational project—strives to sustain 150-million-degree plasma in a tokamak using superconducting magnets, aiming to prove fusion can provide abundant, emission-free energy; despite delays, heat-shield cracks, and a $5 billion cost overrun, ITER’s open-science model and global collaboration are shaping the path for private fusion startups.

via CNET|

#clean-energy #fusion-energy #international-collaboration

technology1 month ago•3 min saved

US sets lighter path for fusion power regulation

Federal regulators are closing public comments on a proposed fusion-energy rule, with final regulation expected this fall; the framework treats fusion as different from fission, aiming for a much lighter oversight that could even exempt fusion from NRC jurisdiction while state regulators supervise facilities. Industry leaders say this move is a pivotal step toward commercial fusion in the 2030s–2040s, lowering financial risk even as scientific and engineering hurdles remain.

via Axios|

#clean-energy #fusion-energy #fusion-industry

science1 month ago•7 min saved

China Demonstrates Plasma Regime That Cuts Divertor Heat and Eliminates ELMs

Researchers on the EAST tokamak demonstrated a Detached divertor and Turbulence-dominated Pedestal (DTP) regime by precise light impurity seeding, achieving partial divertor detachment, full ELM suppression, and a boosted pedestal temperature with sustained confinement for about one minute, offering a path to reduce divertor heat while maintaining strong fusion performance.

via SciTechDaily|

#divertor #elms #fusion-energy

science4 months ago•3 min saved

Giant X-rays Map Fusion Plasma Instabilities in Unprecedented Detail

SLAC researchers used giant x-ray lasers to image current filamentation instabilities in dense fusion plasma, capturing 500-femtosecond-scale evolution and revealing magnetic fields near 1,000 teslas, aiding understanding and modeling of fusion reactor behavior.

via Gizmodo|

#filamentation-instability #fusion-energy #plasma-physics

technology5 months ago•15 min saved

Seven Tech Frontiers Set to Define 2026

Nature highlights seven technologies set to shape 2026, from xenotransplantation using CRISPR-edited animal organs to reduce immune rejection, to AI-powered weather forecasting and climate modelling, a renewed push in next-generation nuclear power including small modular reactors and fusion, and advances in light-microscopy brain mapping alongside a massive Vera C. Rubin Observatory sky survey that will catalog billions of celestial objects over a decade—portending gains in medicine, energy, climate science, neuroscience, and astronomy.

via Nature|

#ai-powered-meteorology #brain-mapping #fusion-energy

energy6 months ago•5 min saved

US Faces Potential Electricity Crisis

The article discusses the potential for an energy crisis in the US driven by rising costs, increased demand from AI data centers, and delays in renewable energy projects, but also highlights the possibility that advancements in battery technology and smarter grid utilization could prevent such a crisis.

via Canary Media|

#ai-data-centers #batteries #energy

science6 months ago•4 min saved

China's EAST Tokamak Breaks Greenwald Limit, Pioneering Fusion Power

China's EAST tokamak has achieved a groundbreaking stable high-density plasma state called the 'density-free regime,' validating a theoretical model and potentially revolutionizing fusion energy development by overcoming long-standing stability barriers.

via The Daily Galaxy|

#china-east #density-free-regime #fusion-energy

science6 months ago•2 min saved

China’s EAST Tokamak Achieves Breakthrough in Stable Nuclear Fusion

Scientists using China's EAST tokamak have achieved a long-theorized 'density-free regime' in fusion plasma, surpassing traditional density limits without instability, potentially paving the way for more efficient fusion energy development.

via ScienceDaily|

#china #density-limits #fusion-energy

science-and-technology6 months ago•4 min saved

Minnesota Discovers 'Fuel of the Future'

Scientists have discovered significant amounts of helium-3 underground in Minnesota, a rare isotope valuable for fusion energy, quantum computing, and scientific research, potentially providing an alternative source to lunar mining and impacting future energy and technology developments.

via Earth.com|

#fusion-energy #helium-3 #minnesota

science6 months ago•3 min saved

China's Fusion Breakthrough Surpasses Plasma Density Limit, Advancing 'Artificial Sun' Technology

Scientists working with China's EAST reactor have achieved a significant breakthrough by reaching the 'density-free regime,' where plasma remains stable at higher densities than previously possible, marking a major step toward achieving fusion ignition and advancing fusion energy research.

via SciTechDaily|

#east-reactor #fusion-breakthrough #fusion-energy

science6 months ago•6 min saved

Top Scientific Breakthroughs and Records of 2025

In 2025, groundbreaking discoveries across multiple fields included proving the universe isn't a simulation due to computational limits, developing a highly efficient plastic-to-fuel process, uncovering ancient Neolithic tombs in Poland, rediscovering a rare 'living fossil' mammal in Indonesia, achieving a fusion milestone with helium-3, creating the strongest-ever polymer armor, and solving a century-old wind turbine efficiency problem, all of which significantly advanced human understanding and technology.

via Interesting Engineering|

#archaeology #fusion-energy #plastic-recycling

business6 months ago•4 min saved

Trump Media's Fusion Energy Venture Sparks Ethical and Market Interest

Trump Media is merging with fusion energy company TAE Technologies in a $6 billion deal to develop the world's first utility-scale fusion power plant, signaling a pivot into nuclear energy and diversifying beyond its social media platform, Truth Social, amid financial struggles and growing energy demands.

via The Guardian|

#business #energy-innovation #fusion-energy

business6 months ago•1 min saved

Trump Family Profits Surge Amid Nuclear Fusion Deal and Stock Rise

Trump Media's stock surged after announcing a merger with TAE Technologies to develop nuclear fusion power, significantly increasing the Trump family's wealth by over $500 million in a single day, with plans to build fusion power plants to support U.S. energy and AI initiatives.

via Barron's|

#business #djt-stock #fusion-energy