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One of the most exhilarating developments in 2022 is the recent tentative report from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory about net energy gain in nuclear fusion experiments. For decades, fusion—the process powering stars—has remained an elusive goal because producing more energy than it consumes has been a distant dream.
The implication of achieving this milestone is monumental: it suggests that fusion could soon become a practical energy source. Though not yet fully confirmed, if verified, it will likely ignite an intense surge of investment and innovation. The immediate consequence is that fusion's promise as a clean, abundant, and safe energy source shifts from theoretical to tangible.