Nuclear fusion: new record brings dream of clean energy closer - BBC News

Nuclear fusion still remains a long way off but brings the world one step closer to endless clean energy.

23 hours agocommentsCommentsShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsBrexitImage source, UK Atomic Energy Authority / EUROfusionBy Esme StallardClimate and science reporter, BBC NewsNuclear fusion has produced more energy than ever before in an experiment, bringing the world a step closer to the dream of limitless, clean power.

The new world record has been set at the UK-based JET laboratory.

Nuclear fusion is the process that powers stars. Scientists believe it could produce vast amounts of energy without heating up our atmosphere.

European scientists working at the site said "we have achieved things we've never done before".

The result came from the lab's final experiment after more than 40 years of fusion research.

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