In a single month this summer, three milestone events underscored why Wisconsin scientists are so excited about the future of nuclear fusion as a viable source of clean energy.
On July 15, at a lab in Stoughton, one group of scientists reported generating a beam of superheated plasma for the first time, moving them closer to developing an efficient method of nuclear fusion.
A week later, another group of scientists in Janesville touted their particle accelerator producing 50 trillion nuclear fusion neutrons per second, making the device among the world’s most powerful of its kind.
Then, on the last day of July, a Tennessee-based company announced it had raised over $82 million in seed funding for a fusion prototype based on the work of scientists at its Madison office.
In Stoughton, Janesville and Madison, the federal government and private firms are pouring millions of dollars into the development of nuclear fusion technologies. The funding is partially driven by hopes of establishing a reliable, carbon-free source of energy that could help address climate change.
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