We have two protons merging hydrogen atoms of nuclei together. So we've known how to make fusion forever. How and just not, how do you make fusion? How do you control it? Because you don't want the electric company having to move to a new city because there's no city left. And so I very much look forward, this civilization pivoting on this result.
What is thermonuclear fusion? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice break down the Department of Energy’s breakthrough, thermonuclear fusion at the center of stars, supernovae, and how stars are born.
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