WASHINGTON, DC — NVIDIA announced that the company, along with General Atomics and a team of international partners have built an AI-enabled digital twin for a fusion reactor with interactive performance, with technical support from San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego School of Computing, Information and Data Sciences, the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility […]
NVIDIA and General Atomics with Partners Build AI-Enabled Fusion Reactor Digital Twin
October 30, 2025 by
DOE Announces $134M to Be Awarded for Fusion Energy Research
September 10, 2025 by
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $134 million in funding for two research programs for fusion energy technologies and innovation. A full list of projects and additional information can be found on the Fusion Energy Sciences program homepage. DOE is announcing $128 million for the Fusion Innovative Research Engine (FIRE) collaboratives. The funding was awarded to seven teams […]
Livermore Lab: AI Predicted 2022 Fusion Ignition Shot
August 21, 2025 by
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers employed an AI-driven model to predict fusion ignition days ahead of the historic 2022 shot, according to a new study in Science. In the paper, LLNL researchers detail how they used physics-informed deep learning ….
HPC News Bytes 20250224: Microsoft Reports Quantum Advancement, DARPA’s Quantum Program, Harnessing GPUs on the Internet, France Claims Fusion Record
February 24, 2025 by
A good late February morning to you! Here’s a rapid (7:05) review of recent news from the world of HPC-AI, including: New in-house-manufactured Microsoft QPU ….
LLNL Director Kim Budil Named to Fast Company’s List of Most Creative People in Business
July 7, 2023 by
July 6, 2023 — Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Director Kim Budil has been selected by Fast Company as one of the Most Creative People in Business for 2023. The annual list, in its 15th year, recognizes individuals making an impact in society via daring achievements in their chosen fields, from tech to design to healthcare. Budil was selected […]
DOE: $50M for Fusion Energy Research Opportunities
March 18, 2022 by
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a plan to provide up to $50 million to support U.S. scientists conducting experimental research in fusion energy science at tokamak and spherical tokamak facilities in the U.S. and around the globe. The DOE funding opportunities, “Collaborative Research on International and Domestic Spherical Tokamaks” and “Collaborative Research in Magnetic Fusion […]
Exascale Computing to Accelerate Clean Fusion Energy
October 2, 2017 by
In this special guest feature, Jon Bashor from LBNL writes that Exascale computing will accelerate the push toward clean fusion energy. “Turning this from a promising technology into a mainstream scientific tool depends critically on high-performance, high-fidelity modeling of complex processes that develop over a wide range of space and time scales.”
