Uploaded April 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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New evidence published this week opens up a route to faster fusion energy development with smaller fusion machines. Find out about the science behind this discovery and why it's so exciting for the fusion field.

Modelling work by Dr Alan Costley for Tokamak Energy, indicates that small-scale fusion is the new way forward for fusion power because energy surplus is not linked to reactor size.

Read the full paper in the Nuclear Fusion journal: bit.ly/1Y4vAcf

Video by Dr Melanie Windridge.