A UK startup backed by China’s Tencent proved a novel approach to generating fusion energy in a breakthrough that could slash the technology’s cost by providing cheap, clean nuclear fuel. First Light Fusion. First Light used a hypervelocity gun, which engineers call their “Big Friendly Gun,” to fire a projectile at 6.5 kilometers a second into a fuel target to generate energy. “We have identified a genuine route to commercial fusion,” First Light Chairman Bart Markus said in a statement. “Fusion must show it is more than an expensive science experiment.”UK Atomic Energy Authority regulators confirmed the achievement.

Source: News 24 April 07, 2022 03:22 UTC