Scientists celebrate major advance to harness nuclear fusion

Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., the founder and chair of the Bipartisan Fusion Energy Caucus, talks about this nuclear fusion advancement and what it means for the future of clean energy.

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[Jrad]

The power of the sun, in the palm of my hand.

[anthonymartino]

This would be massive in a positive way. I LONG WANTED THIS!

[h-e-acc]

I like it when government does positive things like this. This is what government should always strive to do.

[princevalium]

Id like to thank Harry Osborn and Orscorp industries for making this possible

[emiliobello]

Can you discuss the documentary To The End or Salvatore Shoemaker of Dreams or Good Night Oppy or The Elephant Whisperers

[manuelbello]

Something of this reminds me of the antimatter in Angels And Demons

[junielesparas]

This is revolutionary! I hope I see the positive effects of using fusion on my life. 🙏🏻🎉

[michaelcharlesthearchangel]

The flash coming from the fusion barrel must have been blinding as X-rays and some Gamma Rays are released!

[fuzy]

I would comment on the possibility of maybe being a type one civilization...then I read the stuff on Twitter and then am more convinced of our impending doom

[kapsha]

Wow ! So happy to live in these times!

[dustinharguth]

Anything the government does definitely isn't going to be fast

[pattypatt]

Get me my fusion energy powered iron man boots and gauntlets yesterday!!!

[michaelh.sanders]

Lawrence Livermore Lab. named for a guy from Canton< South Dakota He built his first Cyclotron at South Dakota State before moving on to UC Berkely
Lasar ignition makes more sense than the Torus magnetic confinement method. However, Lasar ignition my require a fission power plant to provide all the energy needed.
No such thing as a perpetual motion machine - not even on the atomic scale.

[emiliobello]

I wonder what would teen scientists think of this

[vpilot]

Saying that this is a step towards electricity from fusion is like saying successfully climbing a step ladder is a step towards visiting the stars. Fusion research has always been grossly oversold.

[monaoconnell]

God bless these wonderful, beautiful minds.

[seanpelletier]

You want some stocks to put money in? Right here.

[ElmoKnowsWhereYouLive]

We must've learned something from back-engineering all of those UAPs...

[jordanyeager]

I predict...sometime in the future that FORD will bring back their FUSION car model utilizing this technology.

[tomchan]

I only care if our electricity bill could be lowered.