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UK Government Invests £650 million in Fusion Projects

Germany will invest more than EUR1 billion (USD1.1 billion) in fusion research over the next five years, Federal Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger announced.

Recent initiatives have improved diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in physics, but these efforts should be more equitably shared within the physics community.

For many of us, technology touches every aspect of our lives, but creative minds aren’t done working on ways to help humanity through technology.

With assistance from Chinese scientists, Thailand activated its first-ver Tokamak reactor, bringing it one-step closer to becoming an Asian "Fusion Hub."

Earlier this week, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced a grant for $474,996 from the National Science Foundation which will be going towards a research project looking into plasma physics at WVU.

Just months after a successful launch from French Guiana, the two particle-detecting instruments APL built on behalf of NASA for Europe’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer mission have already displayed their sophisticated capabilities.

Abundant carbon-free energy from nuclear fusion has long been considered a holy grail. Recent technological advances and the emergence of startup companies have led to new optimism, but experts caution that the production of fusion power is still a long way off.


At 6 a.m., Wang Wenxin, a graduate student of the science and technology backyards program at the China Agricultural University, is already busy with seed

Xi Focus-Closeup: Chinas youth stand at forefront of innovation-