MIT tests unique approach to fusion power

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Senior research scientist Jay Kesner stands by the now-operational LDX fusion reactor in which a series of experiments are being run. Photo by Donna Coveney.
Senior research scientist Jay Kesner stands by the now-operational LDX fusion reactor, in which a series of experiments are being run. Photo by Donna Coveney.

An MIT and Columbia University team has successfully tested a novel reactor that could chart a new path toward nuclear fusion, which could become a safe, reliable and nearly limitless source of energy.


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