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The challenges of the basic task of fusing the elements are immense, like temperatures hotter than at the centre of the Sun, intense pressure, and runaway electrons. Solutions are being found for some of the stumbling blocks as scientists experiment with doughnut shaped reactors.

Energy efficient: Nuclear fusion can save the world

Every few years, shouts of electrical Eureka are heard as incremental improvements crop up in potential fusion...

4 Oct 2017 2:14 AM IST

A joint project to explore the technology was first proposed at a summit between US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in 1985. (Photo: AP)

Nuclear fusion project hails halfway construction milestone

Construction of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, or ITER, in southern France has been dogged by...

7 Dec 2017 11:25 AM IST