All nuclear fusion articles
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Research
Nuclear waste might one day be used to create tritium to fuel fusion power plants
Los Alamos National Lab team is modelling the efficiency and cost of reactor designs that can generate tritium from waste
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Research
Electrochemistry offers ‘modest’ boost to deuterium fusion reaction
Electrochemical cell used to increase density of deuterium fuel
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Opinion
Contemporary chemistry owes a lot to benzene's beginnings
Celebrating what started when Faraday found the molecule with no end
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Research
Mercury-free electrochemical lithium isotope separation could fuel a fusion future
Vanadium oxide pores selectively sequester sieve lithium isotopes
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News
Fusion-grade steel made on industrial scale in a UK first
Material can survive high temperatures and intense neutron radiation
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Opinion
Letters: August 2023
Readers discuss the history of atoms, and ask for help treating a chronic eye condition
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Opinion
Bottling summer lightning
Our features editor reflects on how nature’s sound and light show affects the atmosphere, and the long track to harness fusion
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Feature
A material future for fusion?
Nuclear fusion has been a dream for decades. Kit Chapman finds out about the latest developments that could help it fulfil its promise
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Feature
How elements are made beyond the stars
Tim Wogan looks at what recent astronomical discoveries have added to our understanding of stellar nucleosynthesis, and the mysteries that remain
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Research
Violent stellar collision near early solar system created actinides
A single neutron star merger produced almost all curium and plutonium that ever existed in the solar system
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News
UK and EU agree contract that buys more time for Jet nuclear fusion lab
Future of the fusion experiment is secured until the end of 2020
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News
‘No deal’ Brexit would leave UK science staring down the barrel
Government guidance on impact of leaving EU unprepared paints a worrying picture for research and medicines
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News
Britain ready to pay to stay in Euratom and EU research programme
Prime minister lays out vision for UK science after Brexit
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News
UK's post-Brexit wish list of scientific collaborations published
Government wants the country to remain part of Horizon 2020 research programme and continue nuclear, space and defence associations
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News
Britain’s nuclear future threatened by Brexit
Warnings on failure to plan for life outside of Europe’s nuclear body
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Opinion
Taking the nuclear option
If the UK is to leave Euratom then it needs to quickly take advice from the community
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News
Explainer: superheavy elements
How do you make a new element, how can you make sure you’ve really made it and what kit do you need?