| Mobile Web

Search results for Plasma

Industry

Desktop fusion device achieves 11 million-degree plasma milestone toward commercialisation

U.S. fusion startup Avalanche said it has generated plasma of about 11 million degrees Celsius in a desktop-sized prototype, reaching a temperature close to the sun’s core. The company said this clears a key technical threshold for fusion, though it does not mean net energy production. Avalanche is pursuing a small, low-cost system and said it has raised less than $50 million to reach this stage. The result has not been peer reviewed.

Industry

Helion raises $465 million, accelerates goal to supply fusion power to Microsoft by 2028

U.S. fusion startup Helion Energy raised $465 million in new funding, valuing the company at $15.5 billion. Helion said it will use the money to accelerate construction of its first commercial power plant, the Orion project planned in Washington state, and aims to supply fusion electricity to the grid as early as 2028. The company has a power supply contract with Microsoft for its data centres and says it plans to deliver by 2028.

AI & Enterprise

Korea\'s science ministry launches AI and S&T innovation technology development to boost research productivity

South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT is launching a new research and development program to innovate science and technology research methods using artificial intelligence. The ministry held a project kick-off briefing on June 4 for the AI+Science and Technology innovation technology development program. It selected six projects across six key fields and will invest 22.5 billion won from 2026 to 2029. The program will support computing infrastructure and open research data and AI models through a public platform.