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For Fusion Energy, the Time is Now. The Place is California
November 24, 2025

More than 200 leaders from government, industry, national labs and academia gathered at UC San Diego...

UC San Diego Will Lead a New California Effort to Make Fusion Energy a Practical Reality
November 12, 2025

UC San Diego has been selected to lead a new multi-institution research effort aimed at solving mate...

Upgraded UC San Diego Facility Accelerates Efforts to Develop Materials for Fusion Reactor Walls
November 12, 2025

A newly upgraded fusion research facility at UC San Diego is expected to reduce the time and cost re...

California’s fusion energy industry could bring $125B, 40K jobs to the state
October 20, 2025

The fusion energy industry in California has the potential to support more than 40,000 jobs and brin...

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UC San Diego Plays Key Role in National Effort to Build a Fusion Research Data Platform
September 16, 2025

Sientists at General Atomics (GA) are leading a new multi-institution initiative to create a standar...

Researchers Identify Weak Points in Diamond Fusion Fuel Capsules
August 20, 2025

Scientists have uncovered how diamond — the material used to encase fuel for fusion exper...

 

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