Fusion is among the most environmentally friendly sources of energy. There are no CO 2 or other harmful atmospheric emissions from the fusion process, which means that fusion does not contribute to ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." Clean and sustainable nuclear energy may sound like a washed up, post-war dream, but the modern ...

The hydrogen bomb, unlike the atomic bomb used on Hiroshima, generates energy through fusion by fusing isotopes of hydrogen, deuterium and tritium. This fusion process requires extremely high ...

US President Donald Trump's statement regarding the nuclear bomb has raised fears worldwide that the pursuit of weapons of mass destruction could escalate. Amidst this debate, the hydrogen bomb has ...

In fusion, hydrogen isotopes are heated to extremely high temperatures until they form plasma – superheated, electrically ...

There are three things worth knowing about this week’s startling announcement of a breakthrough in nuclear fusion technology. First, this could one day offer a huge new source of energy. Second, it ...

The Microsoft founder is ramping up his investments in nuclear power. Halil Sagirkaya/Anadolu via Getty Images Lauded for its potential to provide mass amounts of affordable and clean energy, nuclear ...

Five hundred years ago, the Aztec civilization in today’s Mexico believed that the sun and all its power was sustained by blood from human sacrifice. Today, we know that the sun, along with all other ...

Nuclear engineering has demonstrated vast potential for growth in power generation, medicine, industrial processes, plasmas, space technologies and national defense. The field will become even more ...

A nuclear fusion bill signed into law this month in California would advance efforts to develop a safer, less radioactive energy source that could power the state. If developed at a commercial scale, ...