TAE milestone and funding, UK fusion progress, household cleaner for fusion and a new concept design.

A summary of recent fusion energy news stories presented by Cyd Cowley. Links to all the articles mentioned are below for further reading.

Fusion news stories discussed:

1. Nuclear-Fusion Firm Hits Funding Record With Plasma Breakthrough

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-08/nuke-developer-gets-280-million-to-make-plasma-hotter-than-sun

2. UK nuclear fusion firms make progress towards providing clean power

https://phys.org/news/2021-04-ingredient-household-cleaner-fusion-reactions.html

3. Research confirms ingredient in household cleaner could improve fusion reactions

https://phys.org/news/2021-04-ingredient-household-cleaner-fusion-reactions.html

4. Compact Advanced Tokomak Concept Takes Fusion Power One Step Closer to Commercial Reality

https://www.powermag.com/compact-advanced-tokomak-concept-takes-fusion-power-one-step-closer-to-commercial-reality/

Bonuses

https://innovationorigins.com/italian-energy-transition-focuses-on-hydrogen-and-nuclear-fusion/

https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/solar-system/a36037178/direct-fusion-drive-space-travel-neptune/

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