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General Fusion Advances Groundbreaking Magnetized Target Fusion Technology

3/13/2025

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General Fusion is making strides in magnetized target fusion (MTF), a groundbreaking technology from the 1970s. Unlike traditional laser methods used by the US National Ignition Facility, MTF employs steam-driven pistons to compress a mix of deuterium and tritium, striving to recreate the sun's energy-generating conditions right here on Earth.

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General Fusion is making strides in magnetized target fusion (MTF), a groundbreaking technology from the 1970s. Unlike traditional laser methods used by the US National Ignition Facility, MTF employs steam-driven pistons to compress a mix of deuterium and tritium, striving to recreate the sun's energy-generating conditions right here on Earth.