A UK-based fusion technology startup, First Light Fusion, has announced a new record in nuclear fusion pressure, reaching an impressive 1.85 terapascals with their advanced pulsed machine.

In 2023, the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and First Light Fusion (First Light) signed an agreement for the design and construction of a new purpose-built facility to house First Light’s Machine ...

A fusion energy company based just outside Oxford has achieved a new "experimental milestone". Yarnton-based First Light Fusion, in collaboration with the University of Oxford’s Department of ...

A UK nuclear fusion company has suffered a massive write-down in its value after ditching plans to build its first reactor. First Light Fusion, based in Oxford, has seen 60pc wiped off the price ...

Canada’s national nuclear laboratory collaborates on new research project to design a tritium extraction system for First Light’s innovative fusion reactorCHALK RIVER, Ontario, Nov. 28, 2022 ...

First Light Fusion was born from the minds of Oxford scientists with a single stated purpose: “solving the problem of fusion power with the simplest machine possible.” A machine, believe it or ...

First Light, which was founded by Nick Hawker and Yiannis Ventikos in 2011 as an Oxfordshire University research spin-off, has been pursuing a form of inertial confinement fusion called projectile ...

First Light Fusion says it was commissioned, designed, and built for £1.1 million ($1.27 million) over the course of 10 months. There's nothing else like it in the world.

First Light Fusion raised $45m (£33m) in February from investors including Chinese technology giant Tencent – bringing outside backing for the venture to $107m.

First Light, which was founded by Nick Hawker and Yiannis Ventikos in 2011 as an Oxfordshire University research spin-off, has been pursuing a form of inertial confinement fusion called projectile ...

Dr Nick Hawker, co-founder of Oxford-based First Light Fusion, switched from his CEO role to become the company's chief scientific officer on April 16.