MIT Building New Fusion Reactor in France

October 2, 2020 - Radar

Scientists at MIT and a spinoff company are building an experimental fusion reactor that they claim research shows could provide electricity in the next decade. The reactor is called sparc

SPARC Website

and mimics how the sun produces energy. A larger project ITER

ITER Website

does not have such an accelerated timeline and centers around the Tomahawk.

Fusion energy would revolutionise the world and provide clean energy free of harmful emissions. It could also change the way we pay for energy which could make it almost free.

Read here on NY Times

Next step, how do we make plastic when we run out of oil?