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A summary of recent fusion energy news stories presented by young fusion researchers. Keep up to date with all the recent news in the industry in this one easy, fortnightly package. And look out for the bonus "Extra" deep-dives.
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September 17, 2025Mechanical design engineer Jasmine Mund gives this week's Fusion News update - summarizing behind the headlines of recent fusion energy news articles. Links to the stories discussed are included below.1. General Atomics marks completion of ITER’s superconducting fusion magnethttps://www.ans.org/news/2025-09-04/article-7345/general-atomics-marks-completion-of-iters-superconducting-fusion-magnet/2. Energy Department Announces $134 Million to Advance U.S. Fusion Leadershiphttps://www.openaccessgovernment.org/doe-invests-134-million-to-advance-u-s-leadership-in-fusion-energy-innovation/198167/ 3. Durham scientists advance ITER reactor with landmark superconductor studyhttps://www.innovationnewsnetwork.com/durham-scientists-advance-iter-reactor-with-superconductor-study/61668/4. Super-X' design shows major advantages in handling hot exhaust of fusion energyhttps://phys.org/news/2025-09-super-major-advantages-hot-exhaust.html5. Livermore Approves Billion-Dollar Nuclear Fusion Research Facility Proposalhttps://patch.com/california/livermore/livermore-approves-billion-dollar-nuclear-fusion-research-facility-proposal#Bonus:https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2025/09/10/how-to-build-table-top-fusion-reactorshttps://global.kyocera.com/newsroom/news/2025/001124.htmlWatch the episode on the FIA's YouTube channel:https://youtu.be/rzc9hed_C2c
September 3rd, 2025Abdus Shaik, PhD student at Imperial College in London, gives this week's Fusion News update - summarizing behind the headlines of recent fusion energy news articles. Links to the stories discussed are included below.1. Commonwealth Fusion Systems raises $863 Millionhttps://cfs.energy/news-and-media/commonwealth-fusion-systems-raises-863-million-series-b2-round-to-accelerate-the-commercialization-of-fusion-energy 2. Inertia Enterprises Launches with DOE and LLNL supporthttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250826432256/en/Inertia-Enterprises-Launches-to-Commercialize-Fusion-Energy-Founded-by-Proven-Leaders-in-Business-and-Science3. Fusion funding and power purchase agreements ramp uphttps://www.theverge.com/news/766269/nuclear-fusion-project-map4. General Fusion raises $22 millionhttps://generalfusion.com/post/a-new-day-general-fusion-closes-oversubscribed-us22-million-financing-welcomes-new-board-members Bonus:https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/over-2-5-billion-invested-in-fusion-industry-in-past-year/https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a65595434/china-super-steel/#Watch the episode on FIA's YouTube channel:https://youtu.be/GdPNiZ6NBHk
August 20, 2025Jeff Peachman, PhD student at the University of Washington, gives this week's Fusion News update - summarizing behind the headlines of recent fusion energy news articles. Links to the stories discussed are included below.1. Marathon Fusion claims it can turn mercury into gold while creating clean energyhttps://phys.org/news/2025-07-marathon-fusion-mercury-gold-energy.html 2. Finding the shadows in a fusion system faster with AIhttps://phys.org/news/2025-08-shadows-fusion-faster-ai.html Bonus:https://news.arizona.edu/news/u-industry-partners-poised-advance-fusion-innovation https://www.neimagazine.com/news/boron-powder-boosts-fusion-plasma-control/?cf-viewWatch the episode on the FIA's YouTube channel:https://youtu.be/ET5jhBMxnBE
Fusion News: August 6, 2025Dr. Cyd Cowley, working at the intersection of fusion and AI at FIA affiliate member digiLab, gives today's global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.1. Helion Energy starts construction on nuclear fusion plant to power Microsoft data centershttps://www.reuters.com/business/energy/helion-energy-starts-construction-nuclear-fusion-plant-power-microsoft-data-2025-07-30/ 2. Germany advances plans for world's first fusion power plant in “High-Tech Agenda”https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/germany-advances-plans-worlds-first-fusion-power-plant-high-tech-agenda#:~:text=The%20German%20government%20has%20fleshed,fuels%2C%20and%20industrial%20carbon%20capture. 3. Avalanche Energy hits key milestone on the road to a desktop fusion reactorhttps://techcrunch.com/2025/07/23/avalanche-energy-hits-key-milestone-on-the-road-to-a-desktop-fusion-reactor/ Bonus:FIA 2025 Global Fusion Industry report launch makes headlineshttps://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/in-the-news-the-global-fusion-industry-in-2025/https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/over-2-5-billion-invested-in-fusion-industry-in-past-year/Overview of "BEST" tokamak in Chinahttps://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/china-fusion-energy-best-reactor/
Mechanical design engineer Jasmine Mund gives this week's global fusion news update, summarizing behind all of the major headlines. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.1. EU provides funding for fusion materials testing facilityhttps://world-nuclear-news.org/articles/eu-provides-funding-for-fusion-materials-testing-facility2. FIA Launches Position Papers on EU Public-Private Partnerships, Regulations, and Fundinghttps://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/fia-launches-position-papers-on-eu-public-private-partnerships-regulations-and-funding/3. Google buys fusion powerhttps://www.thechemicalengineer.com/news/google-buys-fusion-power/4. Westinghouse and ITER sign a $180M Contract to Advance Nuclear Fusionhttps://info.westinghousenuclear.com/news/westinghouse-and-iter-sign-a-180m-contract-to-advance-nuclear-fusion5. World's first steady-state net power nuclear fusion plant gets funding boosthttps://interestingengineering.com/energy/japan-firm-funding-nuclear-fusion-plantBonus: FIA Launches The Global Fusion Industry in 2025: https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/news/from-the-fia/#industry-reportshttps://phys.org/news/2025-07-fusion-proxima-centauri-potentially-habitable.htmlhttps://time.com/7302543/nuclear-energy-commonwealth-fusion/https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/interview-type-one-energy-on-developing-commercially-viable-nuclear-fusion-16-07-2025/
Dr. Cyd Cowley, working at the intersection of fusion and AI at FIA affiliate member digiLab, gives today's global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.1. Major funding milestone for world-first protype fusion plant https://www.gov.uk/government/news/25-billion-for-world-first-prototype-fusion-energy-plant2. Europe's fastest-growing nuclear fusion company raises $148 million in record funding round https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/11/nuclear-fusion-proxima-raises-148-million-in-record-funding-round.html3. Nuclear fusion's plasma code cracked by US researchers' elusive 'voids' breakthrough https://interestingengineering.com/energy/fusion-plasma-code-cracked-us-researchersBonus: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/concept-borrowed-from-video-games-leads-to-fusion-energy-breakthrough/1100-6531863/https://www.princeton.edu/news/2025/06/20/nj-hax-plasma-forge-new-strategic-innovation-center-coming-princeton-area
Mechanical design engineer Jasmine Mund gives this week's global fusion news update, summarizing behind all of the major headlines. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.1. TAE Technologies raises $150m in funding for fusion energy developmenthttps://www.power-technology.com/news/tae-technologies-fusion-energy-development/2. Fusion Supply Chain spending almost doubles in 2024, according to Fusion Industry Assocationhttps://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/fusion-supply-chain-spending-almost-doubles-in-2024-according-to-fusion-industry-association/3. Wendelstein 7-X sets new performance records in nuclear fusion researchhttps://www.innovationnewsnetwork.com/wendelstein-7-x-sets-fusion-record-boosting-hopes-for-future-stellarators/58820/4. ‘We’re definitely on the back foot’: U.S. risks losing fusion energy race to China, industry leaders warnhttps://www.geekwire.com/2025/were-definitely-on-the-back-foot-u-s-risks-losing-fusion-energy-race-to-china-industry-leaders-warn/5. Kyoto, Fujikura advance fusion magnet techhttps://www.geekwire.com/2025/were-definitely-on-the-back-foot-u-s-risks-losing-fusion-energy-race-to-china-industry-leaders-warn/Bonus: https://phys.org/news/2025-06-qa-exploring-ultra-high-temperature.htmlhttps://www.innovationnewsnetwork.com/uks-advancements-in-plasma-physics-fusion-energy/58711/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XC6nYCu3UY
A summary of recent fusion energy news stories presented by Jeff Peachman, a graduate student of plasma physics at the University of Washington. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.1. Laser-powered fusion experiment more than doubles its power output.https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/17/laser-powered-fusion-experiment-more-than-doubles-its-power-output/2. US fires world's most powerful laser ever, 100 times brighter than global power.https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/us-fires-worlds-most-powerful-laser-ever3. Realta Fusion, raises $36M, targeting mid-2030s for commercial fusion energy.https://www.wisbusiness.com/2025/realta-fusion-raises-36m-targeting-mid-2030s-for-commercial-fusion-energy/Bonus: https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/france-fusion-energy-suprafusion-program/https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/science-nature/technology/20250520-255367/
1Mechanical design engineer Jasmine Mund gives this week's global fusion news update, summarizing behind all of the major headlines. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.1. ITER completes fusion super magnethttps://www.neimagazine.com/news/iter-completes-fusion-super-magnet/ 2. University of Texas-led team solves a big problem for fusion energyhttps://news.utexas.edu/2025/05/05/university-of-texas-led-team-solves-a-big-problem-for-fusion-energy/ 3. Groups collaborate on projects for fusion energy in Germany https://www.powermag.com/groups-collaborate-on-projects-for-fusion-energy-in-germany/ 4. Is China pulling ahead in the quest for fusion energy? https://spectrum.ieee.org/amp/china-nuclear-fusion-reactor-2671833945 Bonus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FS1yO3zs5k https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-general-fusion-at-financial-crossroads-in-quest-to-build-break-even/ https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/5256084-fusion-energy-us-leadership/ https://www.iom3.org/resource/technique-can-enhance-lifespan-of-next-generation-fusion-power-plants.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LyARVmSaAE
Dr. Cyd Cowley, working at the intersection of fusion and AI at FIA affiliate member digiLab, gives today's global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.1. US firm unveils world’s largest 350MW stellarator fusion power design basishttps://interestingengineering.com/energy/us-stellarator-fusion-power-design-basis?group=test_b2. Bill Gates-backed Commonwealth Fusion Systems hits key reactor construction milestonehttps://techcrunch.com/2025/03/25/bill-gates-backed-commonwealth-fusion-systems-hits-key-reactor-construction-milestone/3.Marvel Fusion secures €113 million in Series B fundinghttps://technews180.com/funding-news/marvel-fusion-secures-e113-million-in-series-b-funding/4. Germany plans 1 gigawatt nuclear fusion facility at famous Biblis reactor sitehttps://interestingengineering.com/energy/germany-1gw-nuclear-fusion-power-plant?group=test_b5.Thea Energy Hits Milestone in Quest to Simplify Fusionhttps://heatmap.news/climate-tech/thea-energy-fusion-stellarator-magnetsBonus: https://www.sustainability-times.com/low-carbon-energy/three-times-the-size-of-the-pentagon-this-giant-fusion-research-center-rising-in-china-is-rewriting-the-rules-of-energy/ https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/fusion-industry-association-ceo-andrew-holland-highlights-key-reports-at-iaea-fusion-webinar/
Kyra Jorgensen, working at FIA member Helion, gives today's global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.1.UKAEA and Eni Unite to Construct the World's Largest Fusion Fuel Facilityhttps://www.sustainabletimes.co.uk/post/ukaea-and-eni-unite-to-construct-the-world-s-largest-fusion-fuel-facility2. US to test crucial nuclear ‘fusion blanket’ to produce sun-like power on Earthhttps://interestingengineering.com/energy/us-inl-nuclear-fusion-blanket 3. General Fusion’s Made-in-Canada Technology Achieves First Plasma in Cutting Edge Fusion Demonstration Machinehttps://generalfusion.com/post/general-fusions-made-in-canada-technology-achieves-first-plasma-in-cutting-edge-fusion-demonstration-machine/4. Virginia governor say US must develop fusion or fall behind China on energyhttps://www.reuters.com/business/energy/ceraweek-virginia-governor-say-us-must-develop-fusion-or-fall-behind-china-2025-03-12/ Bonus: https://youtu.be/kf4NyRbvkmM?si=jE8zjjdirF5xnUTIhttps://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/fia-sends-letter-to-congress-on-expanding-45x-tax-credit-eligibility/
Dr. Cyd Cowley, working at the intersection of fusion and AI at FIA affiliate member digiLab, gives today's global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.1. German Startup Publishes Open-Source Plans for Fusion Power Planthttps://www.wsj.com/articles/german-startup-publishes-open-source-plans-for-nuclear-fusion-power-plant-7b2b62412. Fusion: WEST Machine beats the world record for plasma durationhttps://phys.org/news/2025-02-nuclear-fusion-west-machine-world.html3. The quest for better fusion reactors is putting a new generation of superconductors to the test https://physicsworld.com/a/the-quest-for-better-fusion-reactors-is-putting-a-new-generation-of-superconductors-to-the-test/#:~:text=Feature-,The%20quest%20for%20better%20fusion%20reactors%20is%20putting%20a,of%20superconductors%20to%20the%20test&text=Fusion%20%E2%80%93%20the%20process%20that%20powers,unlimited%20amounts%20of%20clean%20energy.4. Doctoral training to develop the next generation of fusion energy expertshttps://ccfe.ukaea.uk/doctoral-training-to-develop-the-next-generation-of-fusion-energy-experts/Bonus: https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/fia-holds-fourth-annual-policy-conference/https://x.com/TokamakEnergy/status/1892851016938508349 https://youtu.be/RhABLT7N1bs?si=a_tFFYy52CpqHyiK
Mechanical design engineer Jasmine Mund gives this week's global fusion news update, summarizing behind all of the major headlines. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.1. A retired coal plant to become a 350MW stellarator fusion power facilityhttps://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/tva-signs-up-for-type-one-energy-fusion-plant2. Neutron isotropy measurements validate shared-flow-stabilized z pinches for stable thermal fusionhttps://phys.org/news/2025-02-neutron-isotropy-validate-stabilized-stable.html3. Canadian Nuclear Laboratories expands clean energy siting invitation to include fusion, hydrogen, and battery storagehttps://fuelcellsworks.com/2025/02/05/clean-energy/canadian-nuclear-laboratories-expands-clean-energy-siting-invitation-to-include-fusion-hydrogen-and-battery-storageBonus:Modi and Macron visit ITER site in southern Francehttps://apnews.com/video/modi-and-macron-visit-iter-site-in-southern-france-3246594f36774e55b38d2708d4b49d6aEuropean Parliament Hosts First-of-a-Kind Fusion Public Hearinghttps://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/european-parliament-hosts-first-of-a-kind-fusion-public-hearing/
Jeff Peachman, PhD student at the University of Washington, gives today's Fusion News update - summarizing the major recent headlines in fusion energy. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.
1. Helion raises $425M to help build a fusion reactor for Microsoft
https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/28/helion-raises-425m-to-help-build-a-fusion-reactor-for-microsoft/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACCHSANyin08I0FOcqSOfIR23FAoJh1rpHCxk-5f309sZIVfh3VYtpCEzicMBZFkEJ8J585dolFgu5sJrDyMefIClG23AXCb88_FqwreC_ta2lJwHsMycK-xW94q9B6uwnodJL_m8hUysYvtPtZK7Tot8T_3LVCUQSO1DscFQljr
2. Deploying Advanced Energy Tech Faster
https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2025/sessions/deploying-advanced-energy-tech-faster/
3. UKAEA to invest £200m to advance fusion fuel development
https://www.neimagazine.com/news/ukaea-to-invest-200m-to-advance-fusion-fuel-development/
4. SMART: One step closer to nuclear fusion with its first plasma
https://phys.org/news/2025-01-smart-closer-nuclear-fusion-plasma.html
Bonus:
Exclusive: Images show China building huge fusion research facility, analysts say
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/images-show-china-building-huge-fusion-research-facility-analysts-say-2025-01-28/
Private companies aim to demonstrate working fusion reactors in 2025
https://www.science.org/content/article/private-companies-aim-demonstrate-working-fusion-reactors-2025
Dr. Cyd Cowley, working at the intersection of fusion and AI at FIA affiliate member digiLab, gives today's global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.
1. Fusion Start-Up Plans to Build Its First Power Plant in Virginia
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/climate/commonwealth-fusion-power-plant.html
2. Ministers pledge record €410m to support UK nuclear fusion energy
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/16/ministers-pledge-record-410m-to-support-uk-nuclear-fusion-energy
3. Is the world ready for the transformational power of fusion?
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/01/fusion-energy-future/
4. Fusion-grade steel produced at scale in UK-first
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/fusion-grade-steel-produced-at-scale-in-uk-first
Bonus:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ai-opportunities-action-plan-government-response/ai-opportunities-action-plan-government-response
In this special edition of Fusion News, Fusion Industry Association CEO Andrew Holland summarizes fusion's progress in 2024 and introduces some of the major headlines from the year. Links to news stories are included below. Wishing you and your loved ones a happy and healthy 2025!
1. Nuclear Startup Pacific Fusion Nabs $900 Million in Funding
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-25/nuclear-startup-pacific-fusion-raises-900-million-in-funding
2. Thales and the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics set a world record in the field of nuclear fusion
https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/worldwide/group/press_release/thales-and-max-planck-institute-plasma-physics-set-world-record-field
3. The nuclear fusion industry is having a growth spurt
https://www.axios.com/2024/07/17/nuclear-fusion-companies-funding
4. Record electron temperatures for a small-scale, sheared-flow-stabilized Z-pinch fusion device achieved
https://phys.org/news/2024-04-electron-temperatures-small-scale-stabilized.html
https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.155101
5. G7 Puts Fusion Forward at the Climate Energy and Environment Ministers Meeting
https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/g7-puts-fusion-forward-at-the-climate-energy-and-environment-ministers-meeting/
6. Helion secures license for Polaris fusion
https://www.neimagazine.com/news/helion-secures-licence-to-advance-polaris-fusion-facility/
December 11, 2024
Mechanical engineer Jasmine Mund gives today's Fusion News episode, summarizing the major fusion news headlines from the past two weeks. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.
1. General Fusion confirms significant fusion neutron yield and plasma stability during MTF compression experiment series with new peer-reviewed publication
https://generalfusion.com/post/general-fusion-confirms-significant-fusion-neutron-yield-and-plasma-stability-during-mtf-compression-experiment-series-with-new-peer-reviewed-publication/
2. China ships vital ITER modules for assembly of world’s largest fusion reactor
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/china-made-components-iter-fusion-reactor
3. Researchers reveal the mechanism of runaway electron generation in tokamak fusion reactors
https://phys.org/news/2024-12-reveal-mechanism-runaway-electron-generation.html
4. Tokamak Energy partners with U.S. DOE and UK’s DESNZ to accelerate fusion development through $52m ST40 upgrade
https://tokamakenergy.com/2024/12/05/tokamak-energy-partners-with-u-s-doe-and-uks-desnz-to-accelerate-fusion-development-through-52m-st40-upgrade/
5. Nuclear Data InterAgency Working Group Funding Opportunity
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOEOS/bulletins/3c3e19c
Bonuses:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/the-worlds-first-fusion-energy-cafe-opens-to-fuel-hungry-minds
https://physicsworld.com/a/optimization-algorithm-gives-laser-fusion-a-boost/
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/iter-organization_fusionenergy-iter-virtualtour-activity-7267601893353250819-GPI3?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android
November 27, 2024
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Dr. Cyd Cowley, working at the intersection of fusion and AI at FIA affiliate member digiLab, gives today's global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.
1. Nuclear Startup Pacific Fusion Nabs $900 Million in Funding
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-25/nuclear-startup-pacific-fusion-raises-900-million-in-funding
2. Japan launches FAST fusion power project
https://www.neimagazine.com/news/japan-launches-fast-fusion-power-project/
3. The Quest to Build a Star on Earth
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/11/15/climate/fusion-energy.html?smid=url-share
4. Limitless fusion power: Tokamak Energy heats up with $125M from investors including British Patient Capital
https://techfundingnews.com/tokamak-energy-8m-investment-fusion-limitless-fusion-power/
5. Nuclear fusion start-up claims milestone with unconventional reactor
https://www.ft.com/content/69ac41e6-36ad-41b7-92f3-25198a338c0f
Bonus:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq68cV7HAIg
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October 30, 2024
Mechanical design engineer Jasmine Mund gives this week's global fusion news update, summarizing behind all of the major headlines. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.
1. Tokamak Energy gives details of pilot fusion energy plant design
https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/tokamak-energy-gives-details-of-pilot-fusion-energy-plant-design
2. Thales and the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics set a world record in the field of nuclear fusion
https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/worldwide/group/press_release/thales-and-max-planck-institute-plasma-physics-set-world-record-field
3. For Heating Plasma in Fusion Devices, Researchers Unravel How Electrons Respond to Neutral Beam Injection
https://www.energy.gov/science/fes/articles/heating-plasma-fusion-devices-researchers-unravel-how-electrons-respond
4. Nuclear fusion push: General Atomics releases FUSE to speed up reactor development
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/general-atomics-fuse-nuclear-fusion-energy
5. U.S. Department of Energy Announces Nearly $30 Million for 13 Projects to Enable Commercial Fusion Energy
https://arpa-e.energy.gov/news-and-media/press-releases/us-department-energy-announces-nearly-30-million-13-projects-enable
Bonus:
https://energynews.pro/en/progress-of-fusion-reactors-in-spain-and-new-zealand/
https://www.innovationnewsnetwork.com/fusion-as-the-future-of-baseload-energy-powering-a-decarbonised-world/52112/
https://physics.aps.org/articles/v17/s127
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/mast-upgrade-1600-fusion-plasma-pulses
https://interestingengineering.com/science/plasma-thrusters-nuclear-fusion-boost
Fusion News: October 16, 2024
Dr. Cyd Cowley, working at the intersection of fusion and AI at FIA affiliate member digiLab, gives today's global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.
1. Zap Energy shows off its new fusion power prototype, Century
https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/09/zap-energy-shows-off-its-new-fusion-power-prototype-century/
2. Fusion, the Web and electric planes: how spin-offs from big science are transforming the world
https://physicsworld.com/a/fusion-the-web-and-electric-planes-how-spin-offs-from-big-science-are-transforming-the-world/
3. Stopping off-the-wall behavior in fusion reactors
https://phys.org/news/2024-10-wall-behavior-fusion-reactors.html
4. Japan’s tokamak sets world record, achieves plasma volume of 160 cubic meters
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/world-largest-tokamak-jt-60sa-plasma
Bonuses:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az4J5H2FXkE&list=PLy5tg85zU5CCWzhG0yrg9NK_0HCtirp_n
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDi4uf25hfo
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