European scientists say they have made a major breakthrough in their quest to develop practical nuclear fusion - the energy process that powers the stars.

The UK-based JET laboratory has smashed its own world record for the amount of energy it can extract by squeezing together two forms of hydrogen.

If nuclear fusion can be successfully recreated on Earth it holds out the potential of virtually unlimited supplies of low-carbon, low-radiation energy.

The experiments produced 59 megajoules of energy over five seconds, more than double what was achieved in similar tests back in 1997.
newtboyjokingly says...

So what you’re saying is, to unlock useable fusion power sources, we first need to develop time travel?

What do we want? TIME TRAVEL!
When do we want it? THAT’S IRRELEVANT!

vilsaid:

I think we are now no more than 30 years from usable fusion power.

Same as when I was born.

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