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Making Fusion a Reality

The Lever | Making Fusion a Reality | From Columbia Engineering

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Why Fusion was Always 30 Years Away

Why has fusion been "thirty years away" for decades?

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Building a Star on Earth

If we manage to confine and control plasma well enough to have a sustained fusion reaction here on Earth, we can transform small amounts of matter into vast amounts of energy.

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How Fusion Fits into our Energy Portfolio

The case for fusion is strongest when measured against the alternatives.

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Betting on Fusion

The science of fusion has advanced enormously, but science alone doesn't build power plants.

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Fusion at Columbia

ith the path to fusion power plants coming into sharper focus, Columbia is scaling up our capacity.

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