Venture capitalists’ appetite for fusion startups has been up and down in the last few years. For instance, the Fusion Industry Association found that while nuclear fusion companies had attracted over $6 billion in investment in 2023, $1.4 billion more than in 2022, the 27% growth proved slower than in 2022, as investors battled external … Read more
A team of physicists and engineers at Princeton University built a twisting fusion reactor known as a stellarator that uses permanent magnets, showcasing a potentially cost-effective way of building the powerful machines. Their experiment, called MUSE, relies on 3D-printed and off-the-shelf parts. Giancarlo Esposito on Having His Own Action Figures Nuclear fusion, the reaction that … Read more
The biggest experimental nuclear fusion reactor in operation was inaugurated north of Tokyo today, as scientists continue to plug away at making nuclear fusion a viable source of the world’s energy. “Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police” | AI Unlocked The reactor—JT-60SA—is a tokamak, a doughnut-shaped reactor that can heat plasma to 360 million … Read more