How Does Nuclear Fusion Work? - Episode 339

Scientists around the world are making giant leaps in the field of nuclear fusion. OK, maybe not giant leaps, but, you know, very small steps that are still very significant for helping the world become free of their dependency on fossil fuels. Although scientists theorized how nuclear fusion worked back in the 1800s, we still haven’t been able to make a form of energy that we can rely on today. But we’re getting there! In just a few short decades, the science community is confident that we will be able to depend on nuclear fusion at a large scale. How far do we have to go? Well, just recently we were able to briefly produce more energy from a fusion reaction than it took to make happen. Sort of. Intriguing, right? That is why you’re going to have to listen to learn more!

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How Does Nuclear Fusion Work? - Episode 339 is an episode from Unprofessional Engineering by Unprofessional Engineering.

This episode is 00:36:15 long.

This episode was published on Apr 5, 2023.

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