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Podcast: Beyond the Headlines
Episode: Will nuclear fusion save mankind?
Description: Last week, a team of scientists at the JET laboratory in England announced a major step towards making what some hope will be the energy source of the future.
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Nuclear fusion offers the hope of producing near-limitless supplies of safe, clean energy to power our homes, workplaces and cities.
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It is also one of the greatest engineering and scientific conundrums that humankind has ever grappled with.
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It took decades of research to get to a test that only lasted five seconds. There is still a long road ahead.
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But those leading the quest are hugely excited by what they saw.
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