Its very low reaction cross-section makes it impossible to use ... the quality of the heat insulation by the magnetic field in a fusion reactor is about 10 times better, the insulating layer ...

The scientific community requires reliable, peer-reviewed data on cross sections and rate coefficients for collisions between electrons, photons, and heavy particles (atoms, ions, and molecules) in ...

A Chinese-American collaboration has figured out how to run fusion reactors harder -- and more ... to keep it separated from those walls. A cross-section of the magnetic confinement rig at ITER.

A hybrid of two popular nuclear fusion reactor designs could lead to more efficient power plants. Magnetic confinement fusion reactors use magnetic fields to squeeze a cloud of charged ions ...

Several private start-ups have said they can build commercial fusion reactors within a decade. Barabaschi said he was sceptical but supportive of the dozens of ventures in development across the ...