More than 50 years ago, nuclear power through fission was the excitement of its day. People tried using it to power almost everything, even planes. In the end, operational hurdles prevented fission ...

Easy though it is to get carried away by the promise of the compact fusion reactor that Lockheed Martin says it is working on, there’s still a great deal we don’t know, so we have to remain cautious.

Lockheed Martin has shocked the world by revealing its very own 'mini' fusion reactor which it claims will provide infinite amounts of energy within just 10 years. Called the 'Compact Fusion Reactor' ...

Lockheed Martin claims that it has made a breakthrough in nuclear fusion technology that means it can build a truck-sized fusion reactor to deliver renewable energy to the masses within just 10 years.

The X-point radiator emits not only UV light but also visible blue light in a ring-shaped area above the divertor. The left picture shows a camera image (below the normal red glow of the cold plasma ...

An American defence company claims it is on the verge of launching a new atomic age with a truck-sized fusion reactor that could be tested in less than a year. Lockheed Martin expects to unveil a ...

For decades, nuclear fusion has been viewed as the ultimate energy source—clean, powerful, and practically limitless. Most approaches to fusion involve enormous machines designed to squeeze plasma ...

A graphic released in 2014 showed the magnetic cusp confinement design of the Skunk Works compact fusion reactor concept. Credit: Lockheed Martin The announcement by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works of ...

The magnetic coils inside the compact fusion experiment pictured in an undated photo provided by Lockheed Martin. REUTERS/LOCKHEED MARTIN The first reactor based on nuclear fusion will be ready in a ...

Lockheed Martin’s Revolutionary Technology team admits its new fusion reactor is at a very early stage, but sets out the reasons it is optimistic After surprising the world with the announcement of a ...

The dream of pollution and radiation-free electricity derived from nuclear fusion could be a step closer to reality thanks to a breakthrough by British scientists. They have developed an exhaust ...

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