Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Researchers are racing to design power plants that harness the same source of energy as the Sun.

If they succeed, the technology could reshape the energy landscape, says Carlos Paz-Soldan, director of the Fusion Research Center.

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