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To make nuclear fusion a reliable energy source one day, scientists will first need to design heat- and radiation-resilient materials

  • Written by Sophie Blondel, Research Assistant Professor of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee
To make nuclear fusion a reliable energy source one day, scientists will first need to design heat- and radiation-resilient materialsA fusion experiment ran so hot that the wall materials facing the plasma retained defects.Christophe Roux/CEA IRFM, CC BY

Fusion energy has the potential to be an effective clean energy source, as its reactions generate incredibly large amounts of energy. Fusion reactors aim to reproduce on Earth what happens in the core of the Sun, where very...

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