Forbes January 18, 2025
John Werner

An MIT-connected project is changing how we view energy production.

It should have been bigger news. When the National Ignition Facility conducted a successful fusion experiment, we got a front-row seat to what could happen if this technology is ever perfected. But then it seemed like most people just forgot.

As part of a series of presentations this month, I heard from Bob Mumgaard, CEO and Co-founder at Commonwealth Fusion Systems, who talked about the ongoing race for new sources of clean power that could change the world, and how AI is helpful in doing groundbreaking research.

“Fusion is a reaction, and there’s a race right now to figure out the right machine to make that reaction happen here on...

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