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Moonshot

This U.K. Startup Is Trying to Change How We Get Energy

Fusion could radically remake how the world works. Episode one of Bloomberg’s Moonshot introduces the scientists trying to harness its power.

The 'Norman', the latest prototype machine, both ends of the cylindrical colliding beam fusion reactor (CBFR)Source: Courtesy TAE technologies
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One day, mankind may no longer need fossil fuel to power homes, buildings or anything else for that matter. Instead, there will be fusion, a form of energy so strong that just one kilogram of fuel can generate as much power as 10 million kilograms of coal.

It’s the power behind the stars; it’s when hydrogen joins together to make helium; and for decades, it’s been tantalizingly out of reach.