A nuclear engineer reacts to Startalk and breaks down why fusion can release more energy per unit of fuel than fission, along ...

Nuclear energy is regaining investor an.d media attention, as more than 20 countries have pledged to triple their nuclear capacity by 2050. Scientific breakeven - also known as "Q>1”—is the ratio of ...

The U.S. Department of Energy reported a major scientific breakthrough in nuclear fusion science in December 2022. For the first time, more energy was released from a fusion reaction than was used to ...

The dream of nuclear fusion has been chased by some of the world’s brightest minds for decades. It’s easy to see why — replicating the inner workings of stars here on Earth would mean virtually ...