Fusion

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

Fusion may also refer to:

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
 * Lipid bilayer fusion, a part of several cellular processes
 * Spinal fusion, a surgical technique used to combine two or more vertebrae
 * Tooth fusion, a dental abnormality in which two teeth are joined

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

 * Fusion 360, a 3D CAD, CAM and CAE program by Autodesk
 * Blackmagic Fusion, a visual effects package
 * BT Fusion, a defunct UK voice-over-IP service
 * Lucidworks Fusion, a search engine platform
 * NetObjects Fusion, a web design program

Middleware and operating system components

 * Compiz Fusion, a community-maintained set of plugins for the Compiz Window Manager
 * IBRIX Fusion, a parallel file system
 * Oracle Fusion Middleware, a portfolio of standards-based software products that spans multiple services
 * VMware Fusion, a virtual machine software product

Comics

 * Fusion (Eclipse Comics)
 * Fusion (Marvel Comics), a name of two fictional supervillains
 * Fusion (Marvel/Top Cow), a crossover between Marvel and Top Cow Productions

Film and television

 * "Fusion" (Star Trek: Enterprise), a first-season episode of Star Trek: Enterprise
 * Fusion (TV channel), an American cable and satellite news channel

Gaming

 * Dancing Stage Fusion, a 2004 music video game by Konami
 * Fuzion, a merger of Interlock System and Hero System
 * Metroid Fusion, a 2002 Game Boy Advance game
 * Philadelphia Fusion, a E-sports gaming team
 * Fusion (video game), 1988

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 and dance

 * Jazz fusion, genre that combines rock and jazz, starting in 1960s
 * Fusion dance, a type of partner dance that combines two or more dance styles
 * Fusion (Jimmy Giuffre 3 album), 1961
 * Fusion (Jeremy Steig album), 1972
 * Fusion (Sawthis album), 2006
 * Fusion Festival, a music festival in Lärz, Germany
 * Guardian (band), a Christian rock band formerly called Fusion

Non-profit and political organizations

 * Fusion Party, a name for multiple political parties in American history
 * Fusion Party (Australia)
 * Fusion Energy Foundation, a defunct American non-profit think tank co-founded by Lyndon LaRouche in 1974
 * Fusion International, an Australian-based Christian organisation
 * Fusion of Haitian Social Democrats, a Haitian political party
 * Fusion – Sarvodaya ICT4D Movement, Information and Communications Technology for Development, Sri Lanka

Sports teams

 * Cleveland Fusion, a women's American football team in the NWFA
 * Fort Wayne Fusion, Arena football team
 * Miami Fusion, a professional soccer club in Fort Lauderdale
 * Philadelphia Fusion, an American esports team

Other organizations

 * Fusion Academy, a private alternative school in several U.S. cities
 * Fusion Media Group, a division of Univision Communications

Law and politics

 * 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

 * 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
 * Fusional language or inflected language, a type of language
 * Information fusion, the merging of information from disparate sources