RELATED: How Livermore scientists produced fusion breakthrough by recreating the power of the sunFor decades, scientists have attempted to harness fusion energy, essentially recreating the power of the sun on Earth. “These results demonstrated NIF’s ability to consistently produce fusion energy at multi-megajoule levels,” the report said. There is still a very long way to go, however, until nuclear fusion reaches the scale needed to power electric grids and heating systems. “Harnessing fusion energy is one of the greatest scientific and technological challenges of the 21st Century,” said US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm in a statement. “We now have the confidence that it’s not only possible, but probable, that fusion energy can be a reality.”Ella Nilsen and René Marsh contributed to reportingThe-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros.

Source: CNN December 21, 2023 21:42 UTC