New success moves world closer to ‘holy grail’ of near-limitless energy from nuclear fusion

California scientists have once again managed to harness ‘star power’ by using lasers to fuse two atoms together

Plasma confinement in a table-top nuclear fusor.
Plasma confinement in a table-top nuclear fusor.Foto: Wikimedia Commons/Samuel Low
Published 7 August 2023, 12:56Updated 7 August 2023, 12:56
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