NIF near ignition, investors getting serious, fusion and climate, and supercomputer simulations

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. US lab stands on threshold of key nuclear fusion goal https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-58252784 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02338-4 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/08/21/radical-potential-nuclear-fusion-exposes-folly-net-zero-deadline/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2287304-huge-lasers-make-conditions-at-the-cusp-of-ignition-for-nuclear-fusion/ https://phys.org/news/2021-08-major-nuclear-fusion-milestone-ignition.html https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-08-23/nuclear-fusion-breakthrough-may-be-cause-for-climate-optimism 2. Investors Get Serious About Nuclear Fusion, Energy’s Eternal Grail https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-17/investors-get-serious-about-nuclear-fusion-energy-s-eternal-grail 3. The race to give nuclear fusion a role in the climate emergency https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/28/the-race-to-give-nuclear-fusion-a-role-in-the-climate-emergency 4. Updated state-of-the-art computer code could advance efforts to harness fusion energy on Earth https://www.miragenews.com/updated-state-of-the-art-computer-code-could-622512/ Bonus: Eight power plants that combine innovative architecture and energy solutions https://www.dezeen.com/2021/08/31/power-plant-architecture-energy/ Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/walz/library License code: SDSXIMJCRPQVXKAQ