“General Fusion is aiming to squish plasma together not with fancy magnets or lasers or other exotic parts, but with pistons a bit like the ones in a car engine. The company is hoping to demonstrate the feasibility of its new machine in 2026.”
The New York Times’ climate & environment reporter Raymond Zhong visited our labs for a behind-the-scenes look at the multiple prototypes we’ve built over two decades to advance our MTF technology. Our large-scale fusion demonstration machine—LM26—will begin operations in early 2025, targeting key technical milestones of 1 keV, 10 keV, and scientific breakeven equivalent (100% Lawson).
