NASA work on lattice confinement fusion grabs attention

August 18, 2020, 11:35AMNuclear News

An article recently published on the IEEE Energywise blog heralds “Spacecraft of the Future,” which could be powered by lattice confinement fusion. While lattice confinement fusion is not a new concept and is definitely not ready for practical applications, it has been detected within metal samples by NASA researchers at the Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, using an electron accelerator–driven experimental process.

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NASA work on lattice confinement fusion grabs attention

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