Nuclear fusion: Privately funded tokamak makes significant progress

As global energy demand continues to grow, two technological innovations occupy a central place in the debates: nuclear fusion and artificial intelligence (AI). On the one hand, companies like Commonwealth Fusion and Helion Energy, supported by billionaire Sam Altman, promise an energy revolution through fusion, a clean and almost unlimited energy source. On the other hand, the booming rise of AI raises concerns about its consumption ...

Progress in fusion research is also likely to increase companies' confidence that commercial facilities will soon be available, and one thing is now even ahead of the completion of their own Tokamak system. (Read more)