Fusion energy company Helion said its Polaris prototype has set new industry benchmarks, becoming the first privately developed fusion energy machine to demonstrate measurable deuterium-tritium fusion ...
A big hurdle has been sustaining the reactions at an affordable cost. For the metals' part, tungsten is resilient, and copper is conductive in high-heat settings, making them well-suited for fusion ...
Pacific Fusion’s simplified fusion target, tested at Sandia, could remove costly magnetic coils and lower reactor costs.