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Will tech breakthroughs bring fusion energy closer to reality?
Abundant carbon-free energy from nuclear fusion has long been considered a holy grail. Recent technological advances and the emergence of startup companies have led to new optimism, but experts caution that the production of fusion power is still a long way off.
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Hot stuff: Lab hits milestone on long road to fusion power
With 192 lasers and temperatures more than three times hotter than the center of the sun, scientists hit - at least for a fraction of a second - a key milestone on the long road toward nearly pollution-free fusion energy.
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Fusion power is a reason to be excited about the future of clean energy
The enormous potential of fusion makes it hard to ignore. It’s a technology that could safely provide an immense and steady torrent of electricity, harnessing abundant fuel made from seawater to ignite the same reaction that powers the sun.
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The UK’s quest for affordable fusion by 2040
For decades, fusion has been the alchemy of our technological age. So, how feasible is the UK’s plan to build a commercially viable fusion power plant by 2040?
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The US comes one step closer to producing commercial fusion power
A near 200-page report outlines steps that the US should take. But is fusion the answer to the energy crisis?
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Meet the man with a nuclear reactor in his basement
In the basement of a house on a quiet residential street in a suburb just outside of Seattle resides the ultimate home science experiment — a nuclear fusion reactor.
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Could This Young Physicist Finally Crack the Code to Nuclear Fusion?
A Princeton physicist is researching a technique that could bring us an infinite supply of clean energy.
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