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https://nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-4.11.53-PM1-1024x647.jpg 1024w, https://nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-4.11.53-PM1-768x485.jpg 768w, https://nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-4.11.53-PM1-1536x971.jpg 1536w, https://nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-4.11.53-PM1-2048x1294.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2310px) 100vw, 2310px" data-eio="l" /></noscript> </div> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline">Startup Fuse Progresses to Terawatt Z-Pinch Fusion</h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2024-10-21T16:53:09-07:00" itemprop="dateModified">October 21, 2024</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-10-21T16:21:11-07:00" itemprop="datePublished">October 21, 2024</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.nextbigfuture.com/author/brian-wang" title="View all posts by Brian Wang" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Brian Wang</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>Nuclear fusion startup, Fuse, is trying to make a mass production version nuclear fusion system based upon the Sandia Z Machine. This is magnetized target fusion using Marx generators. They leverage the Z pinch for their pulsed power approach.</p> <p><img decoding="async" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAlgAAAHmAQAAAACHNc3pAAAAAnRSTlMAAHaTzTgAAAA7SURBVHja7cGBAAAAAMOg+VNf4QBVAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAArwGQSAABCHdpqwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==" alt="" width="600" height="486" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-198730 lazyload" data-src="https://nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-4.52.34-PM.jpg" data-srcset="https://nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-4.52.34-PM.jpg 600w, https://nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-4.52.34-PM-300x243.jpg 300w" data-sizes="auto" data-eio-rwidth="600" data-eio-rheight="486" /><noscript><img decoding="async" src="https://nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-4.52.34-PM.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="486" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-198730" srcset="https://nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-4.52.34-PM.jpg 600w, https://nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-4.52.34-PM-300x243.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" data-eio="l" /></noscript></p> <p>They are making a 1-Terawatt TITAN machine and plan to build Z STAR which aims to produce 100 trillion neutrons per shot. Nuclear Startup Fuse is valued at over <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-12/nuclear-startup-fuse-valued-at-over-200-million-in-new-funding" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$200 Million in new September 2024 funding</a>. They raised $32 million in the last round.</p><div class="nextb-last-paragraph" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; " id="nextb-1985580900"> <div data-aaad='true' data-aa-adunit='/339474670/Nextbigfuture_A/InContent_3'></div> <div data-onpage='true' data-adpath='/339474670,3911572/Nextbigfuture_B/InContent_3'></div></div> <p>Investors in the startup’s latest round include Buckley Ventures, Tamarack Global, Bracket Capital, and individuals including former NNSA administrator Lisa Gordon-Hagerty and former Lockheed Martin Asia chief executive Doug Greenlaw. They will double its headcount to more than 60 people over the next year.</p> <p>Power delivered in 100 nanoseconds is more than all the power emitted by Tokyo, New York, Shanghai, and Dubai in an entire day. 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nofollow">praos</a></cite> </div> <div class="entry-meta comment-metadata"> <a href="https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2024/10/startup-fuse-progresses-to-terawatt-z-pinch-fusion.html#comment-212298"> <time datetime="2024-10-25T04:04:28-07:00" itemprop="datePublished"> October 25, 2024 at 4:04 am </time> </a> </div> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content" itemprop="text"> <p>In my humble opinion, the main conceptual catch in all envisioned inertia-confined fusion devices is that they are to small. Stellar source demands stellar dimensions (sort of), but all conceptual project take 1GW as a parameter even if present fission reactors produce up to 1700MW each. Up to, say, 10GW would be possibly more to the point. If ignition is the most problematic part, then put single match on a large stack.</p> </div> </article> </li> <li id="comment-212098" class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 parent"> <article class="comment-body" id="div-comment-212098" itemtype="https://schema.org/Comment" itemscope> <footer class="comment-meta" aria-label="Comment meta"> <img alt='' src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAADIAAAAyAQAAAAA2RLUcAAAAAnRSTlMAAHaTzTgAAAAOSURBVBjTY2AYBYMJAAABkAABxZvbSQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==" class="avatar avatar-50 photo lazyload" height='50' width='50' decoding='async' data-src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0495644fe407a1df00a2bb2a7c9ee8b2?s=50&d=mm&r=g" data-srcset="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0495644fe407a1df00a2bb2a7c9ee8b2?s=100&d=mm&r=g 2x" data-eio-rwidth="50" data-eio-rheight="50" /><noscript><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0495644fe407a1df00a2bb2a7c9ee8b2?s=50&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0495644fe407a1df00a2bb2a7c9ee8b2?s=100&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' decoding='async' data-eio="l" /></noscript> <div class="comment-author-info"> <div class="comment-author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope> <cite itemprop="name" class="fn">Mordriel</cite> </div> <div class="entry-meta comment-metadata"> <a href="https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2024/10/startup-fuse-progresses-to-terawatt-z-pinch-fusion.html#comment-212098"> <time datetime="2024-10-21T20:22:54-07:00" itemprop="datePublished"> October 21, 2024 at 8:22 pm </time> </a> </div> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content" itemprop="text"> <p>This is great for research and for moving the needle, but how far are we from a direct capture system, rather than turning a turbine for electricity generation? If such a reactor could produce that much energy, could it be stored for gradual use or would a lot of it be lost before it could be converted into electricity for everyday use?</p> </div> </article> <ul class="children"> <li id="comment-212149" class="comment even depth-2"> <article class="comment-body" id="div-comment-212149" itemtype="https://schema.org/Comment" itemscope> <footer class="comment-meta" aria-label="Comment meta"> <img alt='' src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAADIAAAAyAQAAAAA2RLUcAAAAAnRSTlMAAHaTzTgAAAAOSURBVBjTY2AYBYMJAAABkAABxZvbSQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==" class="avatar avatar-50 photo avatar-default lazyload" height='50' width='50' decoding='async' data-src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/?s=50&d=mm&r=g" data-srcset="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/?s=100&d=mm&r=g 2x" data-eio-rwidth="50" data-eio-rheight="50" /><noscript><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/?s=50&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/?s=100&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo avatar-default' height='50' width='50' decoding='async' data-eio="l" /></noscript> <div class="comment-author-info"> <div class="comment-author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope> <cite itemprop="name" class="fn">Soresu</cite> </div> <div class="entry-meta comment-metadata"> <a href="https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2024/10/startup-fuse-progresses-to-terawatt-z-pinch-fusion.html#comment-212149"> <time datetime="2024-10-22T10:00:52-07:00" itemprop="datePublished"> October 22, 2024 at 10:00 am </time> </a> </div> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content" itemprop="text"> <p>Direct capture requires a majority charged particle (aneutronic) product rather than a majority neutron product fusion reaction.</p> </div> </article> </li> </ul> </li> </ol> <p class="no-comments">Comments are closed.</p> </div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="widget-area sidebar is-right-sidebar" id="right-sidebar"> <div class="inside-right-sidebar"> <div style="width:300px;height:250px;margin:10px auto;"> <div data-onpage=true data-adpath="/339474670,3911572/Nextbigfuture/Sidebar_1"></div> </div><aside id="custom_html-2" class="widget_text widget inner-padding widget_custom_html"><div class="textwidget custom-html-widget"><div data-aaad='true' data-aa-adunit='/339474670/Nextbigfuture_A/Sidebar_1'></div> <div data-onpage='true' data-adpath='/339474670,3911572/Nextbigfuture_B/Sidebar_1'></div> </div></aside><aside id="categories-2" class="widget inner-padding widget_categories"><h2 class="widget-title">Categories</h2><form action="https://www.nextbigfuture.com" method="get"><label class="screen-reader-text" for="cat">Categories</label><select name='cat' id='cat' class='postform'> <option value='-1'>Select Category</option> <option class="level-0" value="8121">Antiaging</option> <option class="level-0" value="1312">Artificial intelligence</option> <option class="level-0" value="1430">Augmented reality</option> <option class="level-0" value="1412">Blockchain</option> <option class="level-0" value="1415">Cryptocurrency</option> <option class="level-0" value="1414">Drones</option> <option class="level-0" value="1481">Ecommerce</option> <option class="level-0" value="1302">Energy</option> <option class="level-0" value="1413">Fintech</option> <option class="level-0" value="1441">Gadgets</option> <option class="level-0" value="14324">Humanoid Robot</option> <option class="level-0" value="1422">Ico</option> <option class="level-0" value="8018">Interviews</option> <option class="level-0" value="1309">Medicine</option> <option class="level-0" value="1303">Military</option> <option class="level-0" value="8017">News</option> <option class="level-0" value="14078">press release</option> <option class="level-0" value="1311">Quantum computers</option> <option class="level-0" value="1310">Robotics</option> <option class="level-0" value="1306">Science</option> <option class="level-0" value="14473">solar</option> <option class="level-0" value="1304">Space</option> <option class="level-0" value="13281">Sponsored</option> <option class="level-0" value="14220">Superconductor</option> <option class="level-0" value="1307">Technology</option> <option class="level-0" value="1">Uncategorized</option> <option class="level-0" value="1463">Virtual reality</option> <option class="level-0" value="1308">World</option> </select> </form><script> (function() { var dropdown = document.getElementById( "cat" ); 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