Nuclear fusion gets boost from private-sector startups
Startups bring a new attitude to the energy quest — will it be enough?
![General Fusion Reactor](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/020616_fusion_opener_free.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
RENEGADE FUSION Private-sector startups, like General Fusion, are betting they can develop an energy source for the future faster than government-funded projects. General Fusion's prototype (shown) uses pistons that converge on magnetized, superhot plasma.
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