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Promising and distinguished researchers of Chinese origin in fields essential to U.S. competitiveness—artificial intelligence, robotics, mathematics, and nuclear fusion—are leaving leading U.S. research universities to return to China.
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L. Rafael Reif, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2025
On the other hand, nuclear fusion combines two light atomic nuclei—the cores of atoms, consisting of protons and neutrons—into one heavier atomic nucleus.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
The nuclear fusion reaction is surrounded by a magnetic field more than 400,000 times more powerful than the Earth’s and chilled with cryogenic gases close to absolute zero.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
Often called the holy grail of clean energy, nuclear fusion creates four times more energy per kilogram of fuel than traditional nuclear fission and four million times more than burning coal, with no greenhouse gasses or long-term radioactive waste.
—Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 16 Mar. 2025
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L. Rafael Reif, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2025
On the other hand, nuclear fusion combines two light atomic nuclei—the cores of atoms, consisting of protons and neutrons—into one heavier atomic nucleus.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
The nuclear fusion reaction is surrounded by a magnetic field more than 400,000 times more powerful than the Earth’s and chilled with cryogenic gases close to absolute zero.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
Often called the holy grail of clean energy, nuclear fusion creates four times more energy per kilogram of fuel than traditional nuclear fission and four million times more than burning coal, with no greenhouse gasses or long-term radioactive waste.
—Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Nuclear fusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuclear%20fusion. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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