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Sabine Hossenfelder: We need fusion energy to advance our climate endgame

Sabine Hossenfelder: We need fusion energy to advance our climate endgame

Climate change is a long game, and we must think beyond our present task of net zero emissions.
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Can fusion solve the climate crisis?

Scientists made a huge breakthrough on the road to emissions-free power. Here’s what that means, and doesn’t mean.
Fusion energy advance is hailed by a Seattle start-up

Fusion energy advance is hailed by a Seattle start-up

Zap Energy said its experimental reactor core was ready for a milestone test. Skeptics routinely question whether the technology is currently possible.
Nuclear fusion edges toward the mainstream

Nuclear fusion edges toward the mainstream

Long-shot money is flowing into start-ups that seek the energy of the stars. Driving the investments is a rising alarm about global warming.
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How a laser fusion experiment unleashed an energetic burst of optimism

Scientists have come tantalizingly close to reproducing the power of the sun — albeit only in a speck of hydrogen for a fraction of a second.

Compact nuclear fusion reactor is 'very likely to work,' studies suggest
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Compact nuclear fusion reactor is 'very likely to work,' studies suggest

A series of research papers renews hope that the long-elusive goal of mimicking the way the sun produces energy might be achievable.
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