BLACKSBURG, Va., June 22 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
As we scour and scorch the Earth for deeper wells of energy, investors and government agencies are pouring billions into nuclear fusion research. The hope is that fusion may ultimately provide a virtually limitless source of clean energy.
And there's reason to hope.
Fusion powers the stars, including our sun, and scientists have recently shown that it's feasible to replicate this reaction here on Earth.
But there are some real head-scratchers between us and actually containing a miniature burning star heart on our precious, fragile planet.
A crucial step toward achieving this goal is to simulate it.
Researchers like Virgi...