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331 | One Small Step Towards a Fusion Energy Breakthrough with Charles Seife

The Realignment

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What Is Fusion Energy?

Scientists have been trying to harness vision energy since 1942. Vision is the reverse problem, very, very light atoms like hydrogen. If you smash them together and force them to stick, that releases energy as well. But doing it in a laboratory where you want a small amount that doesn't wipe out your entire city is really difficult.

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