nuclear fusion

noun

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

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Bill Gates' venture capital firm, Gates Frontier, was also an investor in the nuclear fusion startup's Series B2 round. Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025 The Sun, after all, produces its own light, sustainably powered by nuclear fusion in its core. Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025 However, even though nuclear fusion holds promise for providing abundant, emission-free energy, Tarnowsky highlights that there is still no commercial tritium production in the US. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025 One of the problems with nuclear fusion is getting the reaction started, which requires a heavy concentration of the hydrogen isotope deuterium. New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nuclear fusion

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