A technician reviews an optic inside the preamplifier support structure at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, the site of a major scientific breakthrough. File photo: via AP
Fusion energy breakthrough made by US scientists, paving way for clean power future
- Researchers have, for the first time, produced more energy in fusion reaction than that used to ignite it, which is called a net energy gain
- It’s a key moment in quest to harness fusion, energy that powers the sun and other stars; proponents hope that one day it can produce limitless carbon-free energy
A technician reviews an optic inside the preamplifier support structure at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, the site of a major scientific breakthrough. File photo: via AP
