It's a nuclear race like no other, involving billions of dollars and hundreds of scientists from across the globe.
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An artist's impression of the completed ITER. The pink section in the middle is the tokamak. |
Their aim is as ambitious as it is monumental: to replicate the energy source that powers the solar system, effectively building a mini sun — a swirling mass of super-heated atomic plasma so hot that it can only be contained by a magnetic field.
The process is called nuclear fusion.
Scientists believe that if fusion technology can be successfully harnessed as a human energy source, it could help save the world from future environmental catastrophe.
Read the story from the ABC by Anthony Funnell for Future Tense - “Nuclear fusion promises a clean, green energy future — but there's a catch.”
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