They're not as far along as magnetic confinement but there are multiple companies working on laser fusion outside national labs: https://physicstoday.scitation.

They're not as far along as magnetic confinement but there are multiple companies working on laser fusion outside national labs: https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/pt.6.2.20211020a/full/ https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/pt.6.2.2021102... Broaden to other forms of ICF and you can add First Light Fusion.