16th April 2021

TAE milestone and funding, UK fusion progress, household cleaner for fusion and a new concept design. A summary of recent fusion energy news stories presented by Cyd Cowley. Links to all the articles mentioned are below for further reading. Fusion news stories discussed: 1. Nuclear-Fusion Firm Hits Funding Record With Plasma Breakthrough https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-08/nuke-developer-gets-280-million-to-make-plasma-hotter-than-sun 2. UK nuclear fusion firms make progress towards providing clean power https://phys.org/news/2021-04-ingredient-household-cleaner-fusion-reactions.html 3. Research confirms ingredient in household cleaner could improve fusion reactions https://phys.org/news/2021-04-ingredient-household-cleaner-fusion-reactions.html 4. Compact Advanced Tokomak Concept Takes Fusion Power One Step Closer to Commercial Reality https://www.powermag.com/compact-advanced-tokomak-concept-takes-fusion-power-one-step-closer-to-commercial-reality/ Bonuses https://innovationorigins.com/italian-energy-transition-focuses-on-hydrogen-and-nuclear-fusion/ https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/solar-system/a36037178/direct-fusion-drive-space-travel-neptune/ Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/kick-back License code: ZHNWD7EIBJFRBU10