# 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
* 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
#### 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

## Arts and media
### 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

## Businesses and organizations
### 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