Full CoverageWhat you need to know about the U.S. fusion energy breakthrough
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‘Breakthrough’ as fusion experiment generates excess energy for the first time
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There is no "breakthrough": NIF fusion power still consumes 130 times more energy than it creates
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U.S. Officials Set to Announce Fusion Energy Breakthrough
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Is This the ‘Kitty Hawk Moment’ for Fusion Energy?
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U.S. announces milestone on fusion energy, sparking hopes for clean power
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The Real Fusion Energy Breakthrough Is Still Decades Away
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Nuclear fusion: How long until this breakthrough discovery can power your house
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The Energy Department’s fusion breakthrough: It’s not really about generating electricity
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Nuclear fusion reactor core produces more energy than it consumes in world-first demonstration
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Nuclear-fusion lab achieves ‘ignition’: what does it mean?
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We have a genuine fusion energy breakthrough
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Fusion power is still decades and billions of dollars away, even after this week's major scientific breakthrough
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What in the world is nuclear fusion — and when will we harness it?
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Fusion breakthrough achieves net energy gain
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U.S. to reveal scientific milestone on fusion energy
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Nuclear fusion: Scientists announce major breakthrough that ‘could bring limitless clean energy’
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Scientists Achieve Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough With Blast of 192 Lasers (Published 2022)
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U.S. to announce fusion energy ‘breakthrough’
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U.S. lab hits fusion milestone raising hopes for clean power
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Major Energy Breakthrough: Milestone Achieved in US Fusion Experiment
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Nuclear fusion: how scientists can turn latest breakthrough into a new clean power source
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A major ‘fusion breakthrough’ was just officially announced in the US. But what does it actually mean?
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What fusion’s breakthrough means for clean energy
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How US scientists moved one step closer to dream of fusion power
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