Ever since nuclear fusion was first discovered in the 1930s, scientists have imagined ways to harness its energy. The earliest designs for nuclear fusion reactors began in earnest in the 1950s, with ...

For decades, scientists have dreamed of unlocking the power of the stars—a clean, limitless energy source that could end our dependence on fossil fuels for good. That dream is nuclear fusion, and it’s ...

Limitless clean energy is one step closer to becoming a reality, following the latest nuclear fusion breakthrough. Scientists from the UK and Austria have developed a new AI tool that can simulate the ...

GREIFSWALD, GERMANY - OCTOBER 29: A worker explains a photo taken about a year and a half ago that shows construction of the interior plasma chamber of the Wendelstein 7-X experimental fusion reactor ...

Explore how fusion energy research is extending reaction times, highlighting nuclear fusion progress toward reliable, large-scale clean energy while explaining challenges, technologies, and future ...

The promise of nuclear fusion feels simple. Just as stars fuse hydrogen into heavier elements to produce energy, a fusion reactor generates massive amounts of energy by combining lightweight particles ...

In 2025, IAEA website audiences were drawn in large numbers to our visual science explainers and features on the safe and secure uses of nuclear energy, nuclear science and technology. 1.