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This Fusion Technology Could Make Clean Energy Drastically Cheaper

SAVING GREEN

Scientists broke complex magnetic fields—and might have simultaneously figured out how to make green energy cheaper.

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The most ambitious clean energy option — fusion, a lesser-known type of nuclear power that could one day put a near-limitless supply of electricity on the grid — has faced one big problem for years: It's expensive.

The research is expensive.

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