Every Fusion Reactor Type Explained: Tokamak, Stellarator, ITER & Inertial Confinement Fusion

If you are interested to learn more take a look at these books:👇 Principles Of Fusion Energy: An Introduction To Fusion Energy For Students Of Science And Engineering: https://amzn.to/4v1HzNJ Future Of Fusion Energy: https://amzn.to/43hgzO1 Fusion Energy - Introduction and Magnetic Confinement: https://amzn.to/4vv3ooP In 2022, for the first time in history, a fusion reactor produced more energy than the lasers that triggered it. But the NIF wasn't the only approach — there are 15 fundamentally different fusion reactor designs, each betting on different physics to solve the hardest engineering challenge on Earth: confining plasma 10 times hotter than the surface of the sun. Types covered in this video: • Magnetic Mirror • Tokamak (the design behind ITER) • Spherical Tokamak (Commonwealth Fusion SPARC, Tokamak Energy ST40) • Stellarator (Wendelstein 7-X, Germany) • Field-Reversed Configuration (TAE Technologies, Helion Energy) • Spheromak • Magnetized Target Fusion (General Fusion) • Inertial Confinement Fusion (NIF — first net energy gain 2022) • Fast Ignition • Heavy-Ion Inertial Fusion • Z-Pinch (Zap Energy) • Dense Plasma Focus • Inertial Electrostatic Confinement (Farnsworth–Hirsch Fusor) • Muon-Catalyzed Fusion • Aneutronic Proton-Boron Fusion FeynBox breaks down all 15 designs: how each confines plasma, why the approaches differ fundamentally, which have produced net energy, and which private companies are currently betting billions on which concept. From ITER's €20 billion tokamak to Wendelstein 7-X's twisted stellarator geometry. From NIF's laser-driven ignition to Zap Energy's shear-stabilised Z-pinch. From Helion's field-reversed configuration to the century-old fusor design still built in garages today. If you're following the fusion race — ITER, Commonwealth Fusion, Helion, TAE Technologies, General Fusion, or Zap Energy — this covers every approach they're using and why. #NuclearFusion #FusionEnergy #ITER #Tokamak #Stellarator Chapters 0:00 Introduction 0:38 Magnetic Mirror 1:15 Tokamak 1:51 Spherical Tokamak 2:32 Stellarator 3:12 Field-Reversed Configuration 3:49 Spheromak 4:32 Magnetized Target Fusion 5:11 Inertial Confinement Fusion 5:45 Fast Ignition 6:27 Heavy-Ion Inertial Fusion 7:09 Z-Pinch 7:48 Dense Plasma Focus 8:29 Inertial Electrostatic Confinement 9:11 Muon-Catalyzed Fusion 9:52 Aneutronic Proton-Boron Fusion