Last week, however, a team in France got a step closer when they kept a plasma reaction going for longer than ever before. Nuclear fusion uses extremely high pressures and temperatures to force ...

A team of scientists in France have smashed the world record for maintaining a plasma reaction - paving the way for the future of fusion power. The WEST machine, run by the Commissariat à l ...

French scientists achieved a milestone in fusion energy research by maintaining a plasma reaction for over 22 minutes in the WEST tokamak reactor, surpassing the previous world record. According ...