fusion energy

Diamond melting study could triple fusion energy gain

Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have resolved a 20-year discrepancy in understanding how diamond behaves under extreme pressure, with findings that could triple energy gain in fusion experiments and reshape models of ice giant planet interiors.

IBM uses quantum computing to tackle fusion energy fuel challenge

IBM International Business Machines Corporation and Finnish quantum software firm Algorithmiq have demonstrated that a quantum computer can solve a complex materials simulation problem that no classical method has been able to reliably replicate, in what the companies describe as…

General Fusion becomes first fusion company to go public

General Fusion Group Ltd. closed its business combination with Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. III on Friday, July 10, positioning itself as the first publicly traded pure-play fusion energy company. Shares and warrants are expected to begin trading on Nasdaq under…

Fusion suppliers expand as FT reports $73B market

The fusion energy industry notched several advances this week as startups reached technical milestones, a federal roadmap charted the path to commercialization, and suppliers expanded operations in anticipation of what the Financial Times reported could become a $73 billion market.