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A step closer to harnessing fusion power

A crushed tube the size of a thread spool has brought the United States one step closer to harnessing nuclear fusion as a clean, almost limitless power source.Full story

Nuclear Fusion Is a Real Possibility

If new computer simulations pan out in the real world, nuclear fusion, the power source that makes stars like our sun shine, may be a practical possibility here on Earth, scientists say. Full story

Nuclear fusion now seen as a real possibility

If new computer simulations pan out in the real world, nuclear fusion, the power source that makes stars shine, may be a practical possibility here on Earth, scientists say. Full story

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Fusion drive

An artist's conception shows a fusion-driven space vehicle on its way to Saturn. Nuclear fusion propulsion is featured as the "Sakharov drive" in Arthur C. Clarke's "2010: Odyssey Two," but such systems are still on the far horizon in the real-life 2010.