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inertial fusion

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noun

  1. physics a type of nuclear fusion in which the inertia of matter enables it to fuse by impact, as by pulses of laser radiation or high-energy charged particles, rather than by high temperature

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China’s weapons lab is recruiting 2,000 scientists, engineers and other experts for its inertial fusion programs, and thousands of additional hires are anticipated.

From The Wall Street Journal

Innovative U.S. inertial fusion energy companies, including those that use pulsed power and laser approaches, are building demonstration systems on a scale comparable to China’s facilities.

From The Wall Street Journal

TAE’s work has already yielded advanced power electronics for the grid and electric vehicles, while the Energy Department’s inertial fusion program has produced advanced high-power lasers, microfabrication techniques and ultrafast electronics, including those used in modern automotive radar.

From The Wall Street Journal

"When Alex and I learned about those tests at Los Alamos, our reaction was like 'wow, inertial fusion has already worked!'. Laboratory-scale pellets were ignited, the details were classified, but enough was made public that we knew that ignition was achieved," says Mr Galloway.

From BBC

The research effort will be “focused more on the underlying technologies needed for any inertial fusion system,” said Scott Hsu, the lead fusion coordinator at the Department of Energy.

From New York Times