NZ's Fusion Breakthrough: OpenStar Sparks First Plasma in Race to Clean Energy
OpenStar's breakthrough brings New Zealand one step closer to leading the global race for clean, limitless fusion energy
In a landmark achievement nearly a century after Ernest Rutherford’s pioneering work on nuclear fusion, New Zealand-based OpenStar Technologies has ignited its first plasma, marking a critical milestone in the journey toward sustainable fusion energy.
Creating “first plasma” involves generating and confining a super-hot cloud of ionised gas—the essential…
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