In 1977, NASA's space probe Voyager 2 was launched to observe the outer planets of our solar system. Conditions of natural dipole magnetospheres, like those surrounding Earth and Jupiter, were recognized for their effective plasma confinement. In 1987, the late Professor Akira Hasegawa proposed the recreation of these conditions in a lab to confine fusion-relevant plasmas.

Following the seminal publication, MIT and Columbia University developed LDX, the Levitated Dipole Experiment. They successfully levitated a low-temperature superconducting (LTS) magnet and confined a plasma, demonstrating dipole confinement as a viable fusion scheme.

OpenStar Technologies revived the levitated dipole concept with the integration of a high-temperature superconducting (HTS) power supply and advances in superconducting technologies. In just two years with less than $10 million, they achieved plasma confinement around Junior, their first prototype device.

OpenStar has evolved beyond the lab, becoming a global staple for energy abundance. They are world leaders in dipole technology and have initiated the scaling of machines toward power plant capacity.