Fusion

Fusion, or synthesis, is the process of combining two or more distinct entities into a new whole.

Fusion may also refer to:

Science and technology

Physics
  • Nuclear fusion, multiple atomic nuclei combining to form one or more different atomic nuclei and subatomic particles
    • Fusion power, power generation using controlled nuclear fusion reactions
    • Cold fusion, a hypothesized type of nuclear reaction that would occur at or near room temperature
  • Heat fusion, a welding process for joining two pieces of a thermoplastic material
  • Melting, or transitioning from solid to liquid form

Biology and medicine
  • Binaural fusion, the cognitive process of combining the auditory information received by both ears
  • Binocular fusion, the cognitive process in binocular vision of combining the visual information received by both eyes
  • Cell fusion, a process in which several uninuclear cells combine to form a multinuclear cell
  • Gene fusion, a genetic event and molecular biology technique
  • Spinal fusion, a surgical technique used to combine two or more vertebrae
  • Tooth fusion, a dental abnormality in which two teeth are joined

Computing
For hardware products, see § Products.

Computing techniques
  • Image fusion, a process of combining relevant information from two or more images into a single image
  • Loop fusion, a compiler program-optimization transformation that replaces multiple loops with a single one
  • Sensor fusion, the combining of sensory data from disparate sources

Application software

Middleware and operating system components

Arts and media

Comics

Dance

Film and television

Gaming

Magazines
  • Fusion (Kent State University)
  • Fusion (music magazine), an American music magazine, 1967 to 1974
  • Fusion Magazine (political magazine), founded and edited by Glenn Beck
  • Fusion Magazine (scientific magazine), predecessor to 21st Century Science and Technology magazine

Music

Businesses and organizations

Non-profit and political organizations

Sports teams

Other organizations

Law and politics
For political organizations, see § Non-profit and political organizations.
  • Fusion of powers, a feature of some parliamentary forms of government
  • Fusionism (politics), the combination of libertarianism and various types of conservatism
  • Electoral fusion, an arrangement where two or more political parties support a common candidate
  • Fusion of law and equity, combining the rules of equity and common law into one set of rules
  • Fusion of the legal profession, the elimination of the distinction between barristers and solicitors

Products
For software products, see § Computing.
  • AMD Fusion, a combined microprocessor and GPU design, now branded as AMD Accelerated Processing Unit
  • Ford Fusion (Americas), a mid-sized car produced by Ford Motor Company
  • Ford Fusion (Europe), a mini MPV produced by Ford Motor Company
  • Schumacher Fusion, a radio-controlled car
  • Gillette Fusion, a safety razor by Gillette
  • Fusion, a brand name of computer hardware used by Arctic

Other uses
  • Fusion (phonetics), the merger of phonological features of two speech segments into one feature
  • Fusion cuisine, the combination of elements of various culinary traditions
  • Information fusion, the merging of information from disparate sources

See also
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