European scientists have taken a significant step closer to mastering a technology that could allow them to one day harness nuclear fusion, providing a clean and almost limitless source of energy, British officials said Wednesday.
Scientists hail the results of a recent experiment as a ""big moment"" in the development of nuclear fusion technology, and a significant step closer to providing an almost limitless source of clean energy.
European scientists have taken a significant step closer to mastering a technology that could allow them to one day harness nuclear fusion, providing a clean and almost limitless source of energy, British officials said on Wednesday.
Researchers at the Joint European Torus experiment near Oxford, England, produced a record amount of heat over 5 seconds, which was the duration of the experiment, the UK Atomic Energy Authority said.
The 59 megajoules of sustained fusion energy produced were more than double the previous record achieved in 1997.
The agency said that the result was “the clearest demonstration worldwide of the potential for fusion energy