The stakes of the “race to fusion” are dramatic. Commercial fusion has the potential to deliver nearly unlimited energy by ...

Mehr explores the innovative technology of China’s Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak, and its implications for energy generation.

China breaks a historic barrier in nuclear fusion, bringing the dream of nearly infinite energy closer to reality.

Beijing has embarked on a Manhattan Project-like effort to develop a more fearsome nuclear arsenal.

China's Burning Plasma Experimental Superconducting Tokamak fusion facility (BEST) has entered a new construction phase as it speeds toward its 2027 target completion date. The state-run nuclear ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The plasma density barrier is a mathematical limit to the density of plasma that can exist in a tokamak before destabilizing. A new study led by a ...

China has advanced its nuclear fusion program by developing and successfully testing the largest ever radiation-proof robot, capable of performing maintenance in massive fusion facilities. The global ...

Scientists in China have made a breakthrough with fusion energy that could finally overcome one of the most stubborn barriers to realising the next-generation energy source. A team from the Chinese ...