What is fusion, and why is it so difficult to achieve?

• Autores: Irena Chatzis, Matteo Barbarino
• Localización: Organismo Internacional de Energía Atómica Boletin, ISSN 0534-7297, Vol. 62, Nº. 2 (https://www.iaea.org/bulletin/62-2), 2021, págs. 4-5
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Five hundred years ago, the Aztec civilization in today’s Mexico believed that the sun and all its power was sustained by blood from human sacrifice. Today, we know that the sun, along with all other stars, is powered by a reaction called nuclear fusion. If nuclear fusion can be replicated on earth, it could provide virtually limitless clean, safe and affordable energy to meet the world’s energy demand.