The collaboration will apply the latest computing systems, supercomputing and data science expertise to fast-track the development of efficient fusion energy

The magnet is so powerful that could lift an aircraft carrier two metres into the air

The MAST-U machine is expected to be the forerunner of the UK’s first fusion power plant which is forecast for completion by 2040

It will support experiments, data analysis and computer modelling and simulation of plasma behaviour

Funding has been provided to 37 universities, national laboratories and private companies

Google has entered the race for nuclear fusion technology with a US firm. The search engine giant and Tri Alpha Energy, backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, have developed a new computer algorithm which has helped speed up experiments on plasmas – which are ultra-hot balls of gas. Nuclear fusion, which generates huge amounts of […]