Promoting fusion-powered innovation
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Abundant, affordable fusion power may seem like a distant dream, but in fact the researchers striving to harness nuclear fusion have already made a lot of progress. The innovative technologies they have been developing to tap into this virtually unlimited source of energy — such as plasma handling techniques, materials able to withstand extreme temperatures, and the remote handling systems needed inside a reactor — could have a number of applications beyond fusion.