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LiveScience – Nuclear Fusion Is a Real Possibility, New Models Suggest

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LiveScience – Nuclear Fusion Is a Real Possibility, New Models Suggest

By Jesse Emspak | 26 March 2012 – 11:40 AM ET

If new computer simulations pan out in the real world, nuclear fusion, the power source that makes stars shine, may be a practical possibility here on Earth, scientists say.

Simulations at Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico revealed a fusion reactor that surpasses the “break-even” point of energy input versus energy output, indicating a self-sustaining fusion reaction. (This doesn’t break any laws of physics for the same reason that starting a fire with a match doesn’t).

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