nuclear fusion

noun

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

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That isn't the case with white dwarfs, which form when stars like the sun run out of fuel for nuclear fusion, shedding their outer layers as their cores collapse and forming a cooling stellar ember. Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Mar. 2025 The risks associated with scaling a direct air capture or nuclear fusion company are high, and the rewards are not commensurate. Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 17 Mar. 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 4 million times more than burning coal, with no greenhouse gasses or long-term radioactive waste. Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025 General Fusion View 2 Images Canadian startup General Fusion has been working on its unique approach to producing clean energy through nuclear fusion for two decades, and it's now got something major to show for it. New Atlas, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nuclear fusion

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