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A Manhattan startup built a self-driving lab where AI designs new materials around the clock, running as many experiments in a day as human scientists complete in a year. The breakthrough could speed up solutions for clean energy, longer-lasting jet engines, and fusion power.
After decades of being perpetually "a decade away," fusion energy is finally approaching reality as startups raise over $10 billion to build reactors that could power our grid with the same energy that fuels the stars. Multiple companies now plan to flip the switch on demonstration plants within the next few years.
After 70 years of research, nuclear fusion power is shifting from science experiment to engineering challenge. Companies like Commonwealth Fusion Systems now target viable reactors within a decade, potentially easing strain on our growing energy demands.
Scientists say better plasma sensors could be the missing piece that turns fusion energy from a lab experiment into real power plants. A new federal report maps out how to build the advanced tools needed to make commercial fusion a reality.
For the first time in history, nuclear fusion has achieved net energy gain multiple times, transforming from theoretical physics into commercial reality. Private companies backed by billions in new funding now race to deliver clean, nearly waste-free fusion power to customers within 10 years.
A fusion startup just saved over $100 million on their reactor design by tweaking aluminum casings to eliminate expensive preheating lasers. The breakthrough could finally make clean fusion power affordable enough to compete with fossil fuels.
The same artificial intelligence driving up electricity demand is now helping scientists crack two promising clean energy sources that could power the grid reliably and affordably. Fusion energy and geothermal power are getting major breakthroughs thanks to AI mapping and design tools.
Three researchers used machine learning to solve a critical problem keeping us from unlimited clean energy. Their breakthrough could make nuclear fusion power plants a reality.
European lawmakers just declared fusion energy is ready to move beyond research and into reality. They're calling for clear regulations to attract investors and make the EU a fusion powerhouse.