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- 1Physicists Say $15 Billion Fusion Machine Cannot Work●This $15 Billion Nuclear Fusion Machine Can’t Work, Physicists Say
Physicists are arguing that a roughly $15 billion nuclear fusion project cannot achieve its stated goal, according to commentary drawing wide attention online. The claim, aired by German physicist and science commentator Sabine Hossenfelder, has sparked debate about whether such large-scale experimental fusion reactors are worth their enormous budgets, with critics and defenders of the technology weighing in.
- 2Mass Spectrometry Advances Nuclear Fusion Research▼How Mass Spectrometry is Advancing Nuclear Fusion Research
Mass spectrometry, a technique for identifying gases and isotopes by their mass, is playing a growing role in nuclear fusion research. According to AZoQuantum, scientists use it to monitor plasma conditions, detect fuel impurities, and measure tritium levels in fusion experiments, helping improve reactor performance and move practical fusion energy closer to reality.
- 3Chinese Commercial Reactor Claims Fusion Milestone with Hydrogen-Boron Fuel●Chinese Commercial Reactor Achieves Nuclear Fusion with Clean Hydrogen-Boron Fuel https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.goo
A Chinese commercial fusion reactor reportedly achieved nuclear fusion using hydrogen-boron fuel, a cleaner approach than the deuterium-tritium fuel used in most fusion experiments. Hydrogen-boron fusion, sometimes called aneutronic fusion, produces fewer neutron emissions and could in theory yield direct energy conversion. Details on the reactor, its operator, and whether independent verification exists remain limited.
- 4High-speed footage captures plasma erupting in fusion reactor▼Watch Plasma Erupt in Full Color Inside a Fusion Reactor at 16,000 FPS
Newly released high-speed footage shows plasma erupting in vivid color inside a fusion reactor, filmed at 16,000 frames per second. The images offer a rare, detailed look at how plasma behaves during fusion experiments, highlighting the violent and unpredictable conditions researchers must control. The footage is drawing attention as fusion energy research continues to attract interest worldwide as a potential clean power source.
- 5Chinese reactor claims fusion breakthrough using boron fuel●When it comes to cleantech, boron is not boring. https://www. scmp.com/news/china/science/ar ticle/3369086/chinese-comme
A Chinese commercial reactor is reported to have achieved nuclear fusion producing clean hydrogen, with boron used as the fuel. The development is drawing attention in cleantech and renewable energy circles because hydrogen from fusion could offer a low-carbon energy route, and China's progress in commercialising the technology is being closely watched.
- 6Japanese fusion startup to power on pilot reactor in 2027●Japan's fusion energy startup to begin power-on tests at pilot reactor in 2027
Japan's Helical Fusion, a startup working on fusion energy, says it will begin power-on tests at its pilot reactor in 2027, a step toward generating electricity from fusion. The announcement highlights growing private-sector momentum in fusion development, with startups worldwide racing to prove commercially viable reactors while governments continue to back longer-term public research programmes.