Fusion

Fusion or synthesis, the process of combining two or more distinct entities into a new whole, may refer to:

Physics and chemistry

• Fusion power, power generation using controlled nuclear-fusion reactions
• Heat fusion, a welding process for joining two pieces of a thermoplastic material
• Fusion, another term for melting, the physical process of a substance undergoing a phase transition from a solid into a liquid
• Nuclear fusion, the process by which multiple atomic nuclei join together to form a heavier nucleus

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

Business and products

• BT Fusion, a UK voice-over-IP service
• Ford Fusion (disambiguation), multiple, separate automobile product lines from Ford Motor Company
• Fusion Academy, a private alternative school for grades 6–12 located in several U.S. cities
• Gillette Fusion, a safety razor by Gillette
• Schumacher Fusion, a radio-controlled car

Computers and software

Companies

• Fusion Systems, an IT consulting firm based in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai

Software

• ColdFusion, a rapid application-development platform
• Compiz Fusion, a community maintained set of plugins for the Compiz Window Manager
• Blackmagic Fusion, a visual effects package
• Fusion, an e-discovery software platform and applications developed by Exterro
• IBRIX Fusion, a highly scalable parallel file system
• Loop fusion, a compiler program-optimization transformation that replaces multiple loops with a single one
• Lucidworks Fusion, a search engine platform
• NetObjects Fusion, a web design program
• Oracle Fusion Middleware, a portfolio of standards-based software products that spans multiple services
• VMware Fusion, virtual machine software product by VMware, Inc.

Other

• AMD Fusion, a combined microprocessor and GPU design, now branded as AMD Accelerated Processing Unit
• Kega Fusion, a Sega multi-console emulator
• Sensor fusion, the combining of sensory data from disparate sources

Entertainment and media

Cartoons, comics, and manga

• Fusion (comics), several titles and characters
• Fusion, a method of combining characters in Dragon Ball
  • Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn, the 15th movie in the Dragon Ball series

Games

• Dancing Stage Fusion, a music video game by Konami
• Fuzion, a merger of Interlock System and Hero System
• Metroid Fusion, a 2002 Game Boy Advance game
• Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall, a massively multiplayer online game released in 2009

Literature and publications

• Fusion Magazine (political magazine), a political magazine founded and edited by Glenn Beck
• Fusion Magazine (scientific magazine), predecessor to 21st Century Science and Technology magazine

Music

• Fusion (album), a 1961 album by Jimmy Giuffre
• Fusion, the former name of Guardian (band), a Christian rock band
• Jazz fusion, music combining jazz with other genres
• Fusion Festival, a music festival in Lärz, Germany.

Television

• "Fusion" (Star Trek: Enterprise), a first-season episode of Star Trek: Enterprise
• Fusion Cosmetics, a fictional company on the soap opera All My Children
• Fusion (TV channel), an American cable and satellite news channel

Law

• 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

Politics and organisations

• Fusion (student movement), a Christian charity that supports students in the United Kingdom and the United States
• Fusionism (politics), the combination of libertarianism and various types of conservativism
• Electoral fusion, an arrangement where two or more political parties support a common candidate
• Fusion Energy Foundation, a defunct American non-profit think tank co-founded by Lyndon LaRouche in 1974
• Fusion of Haitian Social Democrats, a Haitian political party
• Fusion International, an Australian-based Christian organisation
• Fusion – Sarvodaya ICT4D Movement, Information and Communications Technology for Development, part of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement in Sri Lanka

Dance and sports

• Fusion dance, a type of partner dance that combines two or more dance styles
• Cleveland Fusion, a women's American football team in the NWFA
• Miami Fusion, a professional soccer (football) club located in Fort Lauderdale
• NW Fusion Dance Company, located in Tigard, Oregon

Other

• Fusion cuisine, the combination of elements of various culinary traditions
• Fusion (phonetics), the merger of phonological features of two speech segments into one feature
• Image fusion, the process of combining relevant information from two or more images into a single image.
• Information fusion, the merging of information from disparate sources

See also

• Merge (disambiguation)
• Fission (disambiguation), opposite of fusion