Author: Neil Savage

A raft of start-up firms is betting on nuclear fusion

Nature, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02511-7The phenomenon that makes stars shine and hydrogen bombs explode has yet to be reliably tamed for energy generation. But that isn’t stopping companies from trying.

Nature, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02511-7

The phenomenon that makes stars shine and hydrogen bombs explode has yet to be reliably tamed for energy generation. But that isn’t stopping companies from trying.

The 46 companies scrambling to commercialize fusion for energy

Nature, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02513-5Whether the billions of dollars of investment will lead to an inexhaustible source of clean electrical power is not yet known.

Nature, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02513-5

Whether the billions of dollars of investment will lead to an inexhaustible source of clean electrical power is not yet known.

Smaller reactors bring nuclear power closer to fulfilling its promise

Nature, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02506-4Shadowed by past disasters, nuclear engineers are developing different types of reactor, fuel, coolant and material that could help to make fission the zero-carbon…

Nature, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02506-4

Shadowed by past disasters, nuclear engineers are developing different types of reactor, fuel, coolant and material that could help to make fission the zero-carbon energy technology of choice.

Five ways 3D printing is improving lab work

Nature, Published online: 18 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02535-zAs 3D printers become cheaper and easier to work with, researchers are finding new ways to incorporate the technology in their studies.

Nature, Published online: 18 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02535-z

As 3D printers become cheaper and easier to work with, researchers are finding new ways to incorporate the technology in their studies.

Dual tumour–myeloid targeting of glioblastoma with GPNMB CAR-T cells

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10641-1Integrated multi-omic profiling of glioblastoma reveals GPNMB as a shared antigen in tumour cells and the surrounding microenvironment, and GPNMB-targeted chimeric a…

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10641-1

Integrated multi-omic profiling of glioblastoma reveals GPNMB as a shared antigen in tumour cells and the surrounding microenvironment, and GPNMB-targeted chimeric antigen receptor T cells demonstrate therapeutic activity in vitro and in animal models.