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Breakthrough nuclear fusion experiment could 'revolutionise the world' with clean energy

14 Dec 2022 By Know Muslim


The experiment involved 192 high-powered laser beams being fired at a capsule containing the elements deuterium and tritium, heating it to a temperature of more than three million degrees centigrade - thus briefly simulating the conditions of a star.

US scientists have carried out the first ever nuclear fusion experiment to achieve a net energy gain, paving the way for a "clean energy source that could revolutionise the world".

During a landmark news briefing at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, officials revealed the successful fusion experiment had taken place last week.

It was the result of "60 years of global research, development, engineering, and experimentation", which could eventually become the backbone of commercial electricity generation.

Such a result would supercharge the world's shift to renewable energy, helping to fight climate change.

US energy secretary Jennifer Granholm said the breakthrough "will go down in the history books".

"This is one of the most impressive scientific feats of the 21st century," she added.

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