Prototypemomentum 772,054 papers a year (+61%)$2.3B raised in 12 months21 companies
Making power by fusing light atoms like hydrogen isotopes, the process that fuels the sun, with no long-lived waste.
Why prototype: No machine has made net electricity yet; NIF has repeated ignition, with a record 8.6 MJ yield and target gain of 4.13 in 2025. Jun 20, 2026This week: Japan partnered with Germany on fusion energy, while the FIA and J-Fusion announced a partnership to support commercial deployment.
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South Korea’s Ministry of Science and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) approved a 1.48 trillion won fusion energy R&D program running from 2027 to 2036. The initiative will advance fusion technologies and establish demonstration infrastructure to support commercialization. The post Ko
Germany and Japan have reaffirmed their commitment to advancing fusion energy through cooperation following German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s visit to Tokyo on October 28, 2026. During a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, the two leaders issued a joint declaration on advanced tech
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science announced $8.5 million in fiscal year 2026 funding for 28 projects through the Innovation Network for Fusion Energy (INFUSE) program. The post U.S. Department of Energy Announces $8.5M for INFUSE Public-Private Partnership Program appeared first
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science announced $8.5 million in FY2026 funding selections for 28 projects through the Innovation Network for Fusion Energy (INFUSE) program, connecting 22 commercial enterprises with national laboratories and universities to accelerate commercial fusion en
Pranos Fusion aims to finalize designs for its larger PRANIK tokamak in 2027, building on its PRAGYA research machine. The company highlights high-temperature superconducting magnets and India's manufacturing capabilities as key to reducing costs and advancing domestic fusion development. The post I
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Develops stellarator fusion plants, starting with a TVA site in Tennessee.
Develops target-led inertial fusion through its FLARE approach.
Designs stellarator power plants and is building the Alpha demonstrator near Munich.
Runs the ST40 spherical tokamak and sells HTS magnet systems.
Strategic investor in fusion companies including Proxima Fusion.
Uses pulsed electrical power to compress fuel, building a demonstration system in New Mexico.
Publishes on Fusion energy at Harvard University Press: 76 papers in 2 years.
Publishes on Fusion energy at Beihang University: 36 papers in 2 years.
Publishes on Fusion energy at Xiamen University: 34 papers in 2 years.
Publishes on Fusion energy at Hunan University: 34 papers in 2 years.
Hosts the EAST superconducting tokamak in Hefei.
DOE lab doing advanced reactor, fuel and materials research.
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Wei Tong, Hua Li, Dong-Mei Liu et al. · Fusion Engineering and Design
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