Exotic hypothetical particles known as axions could be produced inside a nuclear reactor, something The Big Bang Theory’s ...

A new theory suggests fusion reactors could help scientists search for axions, mysterious particles that may explain dark ...

Physicists have spent decades chasing two grand technological dreams: harnessing fusion power and uncovering the nature of ...

At 4 a.m., while most of New Jersey slept, a Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) physicist sat at his computer ...

More than 100 scientists from around the world met in Shizuoka, Japan, last week to discuss the physics of energetic particles and instabilities in fusion plasmas – the state of matter in which nuclei ...

SPARC, a next-generation fusion device from MIT and Commonwealth Fusion Systems, uses powerful superconducting magnets to confine plasma and sustain fusion reactions. Recent studies confirm its design ...

Fusion reactors may not only generate clean energy but also produce axions, particles linked to dark matter, according to a ...

Type One Energy, a University of Wisconsin-Madison nuclear fusion spinoff company, is partnering with the Tennessee Valley ...

The daydream of science-fiction fans and supervillains everywhere has inched one step closer to reality: Scientists have demonstrated a new technique for nuclear fusion, the process that fuels stars ...

The insides of nuclear fusion reactors are violent and chaotic places. A new cold-spray coating can take the heat and also trap some rogue hydrogen particles at the same time, potentially making for ...