Magnetized Target Reactor (General Fusion) A spinning ball of liquid metal confines plasma; pistons then rapidly compress it. The plasma is allowed to expand, then compressed again.

A Canadian fusion company’s plan for fueling a commercial reactor has cleared one of the field’s most difficult checkpoints: an independent review by a U.S. national laboratory with decades of ...

RICHMOND, British Columbia, Jan. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- General Fusion has published new, peer-reviewed scientific results that validate the company has achieved the smooth, rapid, and symmetric ...

Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) said on Tuesday at CES 2026 that it had installed the first magnet in its Sparc fusion reactor, the demonstration device that it hopes to turn on next year. The ...

The ancient village of Culham, nestled in a bend of the River Thames west of London, seems an unlikely launching pad for the future. But next year, construction will start here on a gleaming building ...