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Are We Finally on the Road to Fusion Power?

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Scientists working at a nuclear fusion facility in Oxford announced a record-breaking result. And while there’s still a lot to figure out to make fusion viable, this brings us one step closer to realizing a technology with huge potential for clean energy.

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