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February 17, 2014

Giant leap for nuclear fusion as lasers blast new route to ultimate energy source
Sydney, Australia (TCM) Feb 17, 2014
Researchers in the US have overcome a key barrier to making nuclear fusion reactors a reality. In results published in Nature, scientists have shown that they can now produce more energy from fusion reactions than they put into igniting nuclear fuel for an experiment. The use of fusion as a source of energy remains a long way off, but the latest development is an important step towards that goal. Nuclear fusion is the process that powers the sun and billions of other stars in the universe. If mast ... read more

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Lithuania eases rules on shooting down drones

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Iraqi pipeline attacks raise fears of threat to oil

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China trade surplus rebounds in January

Moventas wins several WinWind turbine service projects

CCL Components joins Trina Solar's UK distributor network

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