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What Is Fusion Ignition?
Fusion ignition is a condition in which heating from fusion products becomes strong enough to sustain or amplify the fusion burn without relying only on continued extern…
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How Does a Fusion Reactor Work?
A fusion reactor aims to create a hot plasma in which light nuclei fuse, confine or compress that plasma long enough to release useful energy, then capture the energy in…
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What Is Nuclear Fusion and How Does It Work?
Nuclear fusion releases energy when light atomic nuclei combine into heavier nuclei; on Earth, fusion-energy research focuses on creating and controlling extremely hot p…