: a process in which the nuclei of atoms are joined
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These cases included a nuclear physicist and MIT professor who was fatally shot outside his Massachusetts home, an aerospace engineer who went missing during a hike in Los Angeles, and two scientists working on nuclear fusion and astrophysics who were murdered in their homes.—Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 24 Apr. 2026 Note, in particular, that there is no mention of nuclear fusion in this story.—Big Think, 24 Apr. 2026 As the sun's core collapses, its outer layers, where nuclear fusion is still occurring, will puff out to around 100 times the original width of the sun — maybe more.—Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026 In a country already running a third of global hydropower capacity, ambitious dam projects are breaking ground in China’s mountainous west, while the government has set its sights on pioneering next-generation technologies like nuclear fusion and green hydrogen.—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nuclear fusion