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Bright spark? The race for fusion energy is no longer science fiction
After decades of hype and hope, fusion energy could soon have its moment in the sun. But challenges remain.
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The Burning Plasma Experimental Superconducting Tokamak under construction in China on April 15. Dubbed the "artificial sun", the facility is part of China's growing effort to develop controlled nuclear fusion.
PHOTO: XINHUA
In the 2008 Iron Man movie, a fictional miniature fusion energy device powers Tony Stark’s metal suit and protects his heart. A much larger version of the Arc Reactor powers the headquarters of Stark Industries.
Fiction could soon become reality.
