nuclear fusion

noun

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

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China’s lunar program, Chang’e, has successfully landed multiple robotic missions and plans to build a research base near the lunar south pole—an area rich in water ice and potentially helium-3, a rare isotope that could revolutionize energy production through nuclear fusion. Avery Padraic Kerrigan, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025 Likewise, though Altman claimed in January that nuclear fusion — potentially an inexhaustible source of energy — was only a few years away, the scientists working to bring it about scoff at that timeline (there’s a joke that it’s been 30 years away for the past 60 years). Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2025 The buzz around nuclear fusion has kicked into overdrive in recent years. Sam Meredith, CNBC, 11 June 2025 Our ongoing struggle with the high cost and challenges of nuclear fusion as an energy source is resolved by AGI. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for nuclear fusion

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