FEATURE: What the latest nuclear fusion breakthrough means for engineers
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earlier i spoke to melanie windridge chief executive of fusion energy insights and she explained exactly what fusion is. fusion is what s happening in the sun and stars. it s the way that the stars make energy. scientists have wanted to harvest your on earth as a clean energy source for a long time. in clean energy source for a long time. , ., ., , .., time. in terms of how this can be done on time. in terms of how this can be done on a time. in terms of how this can be done on a bigger time. in terms of how this can be done on a bigger scale, - time. in terms of how this can i be done on a bigger scale, what will that take to happen and you have a sense of how many years? you have a sense of how many ears? , you have a sense of how many ears? , . you have a sense of how many ears? h . ., you have a sense of how many ears? , . . ., years? it s always hard to redict years? it s always hard to predict the years? it s always hard to predict the timescales - years? it s alwa
source of clean energy with what s called nuclear fusion. it could have huge possibilities for the planet snd for generations to come. the us energy secretary announced the news. last week at the national laboratory in california scientists at the national ignition facility achieved fusion ignition and that is creating more energy from fusion reactions than the energy used to start the process. it is the first time it has ever been done in a laboratory. anywhere in the world. simply put, this is one of the most impressive scientific feats of the 21st century. earlier i spoke to melanie windridge chief executive of fusion energy insights and she explained exactly what fusion is.
maintain that net zero in the long term, in the face of rising populations and rising energy demands. fusion will be really important as a long term sustainable energy solutions. that was melanie, the chief executive of fusion energy insights. before you go we heard from the streaming giant netflix today. it says the first three episodes of prince harry and meghan s series released last week racked up more viewing time in its first week than any other documentary on the platform. more than 28 million households watched it. more episodes of the series are hitting netflix on thursday. you will find lots more on all the stories we re covering including the situation in china where the hospital system is coming under a huge strain as covid 19 spreads quickly again. just head to bbc.com/news or download the bbc news app. that s all for now stay with bbc world news.
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