nuclear fusion

noun

physics
: a process in which the nuclei of atoms are joined

Examples of nuclear fusion in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Related article ‘Artificial sun’ sets record for time at 100 million degrees in latest advance for nuclear fusion The benefits to communities are vast, Hernandez said. Ella Nilsen, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024 Not so fast, experts say This announcement adds to a number of other nuclear fusion breakthroughs. Laura Paddison, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024 Alongside its AlphaFold model, which predicts the structures of proteins, Hassabis said Google DeepMind is also using AI to advance drug discovery research, weather prediction models, and nuclear fusion technology. Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2024 Recycling, stellar style Stars fuel themselves with the energy that comes out of nuclear fusion, smashing atoms of hydrogen together into helium. Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 19 June 2023 Red giants form when stars have exhausted their supply of hydrogen for nuclear fusion and begin to die. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 26 Feb. 2024 Zubrin requires nuclear fusion power plants that don’t yet exist, but always seem tantalizing close. Greg Autry, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024 The densest cores eventually succumb to the overwhelming force of gravity and initiate nuclear fusion, at which point a star is born! Nia Imara, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2024 But there is so much else on the innovation horizon: osmotic energy, geothermal, nuclear fusion, autonomous farming, photonic computing, human longevity. Andy Kessler, WSJ, 31 Dec. 2023

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nuclear fusion

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