A prototype of an outer vertical target for the ITER fusion reactor’s divertor has been completed and has passed certification tests from the ITER Organization. The component was developed by Hitachi ...

Ever since nuclear fusion was first discovered in the 1930s, scientists have imagined ways to harness its energy. The earliest designs for nuclear fusion reactors began in earnest in the 1950s, with ...

Installation of a neutron diagnostics system in the laboratory of the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Cracow. Cracow, 10 September 2025 - In the Universe, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The sun-mimicking technology known as nuclear fusion hopes to create “limitless” energy by smashing light nuclei together using ...

Nuclear energy is a cornerstone of the energy transition, delivering reliable, low-carbon power alongside renewables. New ...

Four years into Russia’s war with Ukraine, nearly all ties between Russian and European science have been severed. Russian ...

Over the past five years, private-sector funding for fusion energy has exploded. The total invested is approaching $10 billion, from a combination of venture capital, deep-tech investors, energy ...

The high-resolution neutron spectrometer HRNS. The yellow structural elements surround the TPR system designed at the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Cracow. The ...

ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) is the world's first international thermonuclear experimental reactor, being built by an international community in Provence near Marseille, ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Tungsten, represented unexpectedly by the letter W on the periodic table of elements (for wolframite, an ore where tungsten is often found), is ...