Record fundraising, argon fluoride lasers, trans-pacific collaboration, fusion power in the 2030s

A summary of recent fusion energy news stories presented by Dr Hazel Lowe, Plasma Diagnostician at Tokamak Energy. Links to all the articles mentioned are below for further reading. Fusion news stories discussed: 1. https://www.ft.com/content/dcb75a56-ca23-439c-96db-56483979bf34 2. https://phys.org/news/2021-10-argon-fluoride-laser-fusion.html 3. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tae-technologies-partners-japans-institute-060000599.html 4. https://physicsworld.com/a/fusion-industry-predicts-electricity-generation-by-the-2030s/ Bonus1. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/fusion-energy-at-cop26 Live stream: https://youtu.be/v2WdlxZqLYM Bonus2. https://www.sciencefocus.com/future-technology/fusion-power-future/ https://www.sciencefocus.com/future-technology/in-pictures-nuclear-fusion-power/ Bonus3. https://www.eetimes.com/iter-project-provides-a-path-to-fusion-energy/