The Space Age framed nuclear propulsion as a quiet rethinking of movement, distance, and endurance beyond Earth.

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at building a virtual fusion power plant, a major quantum breakthrough, AI ...

Washington spent much of the 1970s trying to become a center for nuclear power, with plans for five huge fission reactors at ...

GREIFSWALD, GERMANY - OCTOBER 29: A worker explains a photo taken about a year and a half ago that shows construction of the interior plasma chamber of the Wendelstein 7-X experimental fusion reactor ...

The race is on to harness the near-infinite power of nuclear fusion—by building a star on Earth. And scientists are closer than you might think. Nuclear fusion in the sun occurs when hydrogen is ...

About 60 years ago, Russian physicist Lev Artsimovich said nuclear fusion “will be ready when society needs it”. The UK has achieved a “major breakthrough for fusion energy research”, the UK Atomic ...

It’s an ambitious timeline that’s light on details. It’s an ambitious timeline that’s light on details. is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than a decade of ...

I’m lucky to learn firsthand about some of the world’s most cutting-edge technologies. I’ve seen artificial intelligence ace an AP biology test, long before AI became an everyday tool. I’ve seen ...

Giving a whole new meaning to underground power, startup Deep Fission Nuclear has secured US$30 million in funding to install a micro-reactor in a mile-deep borehole by July 4, 2026 as part of the US ...

Deep Fission, a California-based nuclear startup aiming to place small modular pressurized water reactors in boreholes one mile underground, has announced the selection of its first three planned ...

Industry Insight from Reuters Events, a part of Thomson Reuters. Boosted by Big Tech's power needs, nuclear fusion developers are working to overcome design challenges crucial to commercial deployment ...