A running joke among physicists (yes, these folks can be funny) is that nuclear fusion for large-scale energy generation is 20 years away from being commercially successful … and always will be.
Greg Piefer, the founder and chief executive officer of SHINE Technologies in Janesville, wouldn’t frown over that punchline. But he’s the first to say fusion for other purposes ranging from fighting cancer to national security, and from inspecting industrial components to recycling nuclear waste, comes first and is no laughing matter.
In fact, it’s happening now.
Read the full story: https://wisconsintechnologycouncil.com/insidewis-wisconsin-scientist-sees-bright-future-for-fusion-as-well-as-fission/