Nuclear Fusion: News

Nuclear fusion necessary to meet AI's energy needs: Sam Altman

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a voracious consumer of energy, potentially leading to a surge in electricity demand that could put pressure on our power grid.

13 Dec 2022

USA

US scientists achieve major breakthrough in nuclear fusion technology

Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California have achieved a significant milestone pertaining to nuclear fusion, called net energy gain.

This Indian scientist is recreating Sun's nuclear fusion on Earth

A group of plasma researchers may have the answer to humanity's prayer for a greener source of energy.

22 Aug 2021

Nuclear Power Plant

Researchers achieve breakthrough, inch closer to igniting nuclear fusion reaction

Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's National Ignition Facility (NIF) in California successfully achieved a breakthrough that inches humankind closer to sustainable power generation by nuclear fusion last week.

24 Aug 2019

India

How India is helping create a 'miniature Sun' on Earth

While the Indian Space Research Organization is planning to launch a satellite to study the Sun by 2020 (the Aditya-L1 mission), India and some other nations are planning to bring the Sun to Earth.