Fusion Energy Could Power the Future | Columbia University

Fusion energy could transform the future of clean, abundant, carbon-free power—but how does it actually work?

In this video, John Labbate, a PhD student at Columbia University’s Fusion Research Center, explains the science behind fusion energy, the same process that powers the Sun and every star in the universe.

Discover how fusion combines light atoms to release enormous amounts of energy, why researchers believe it could become a revolutionary source of electricity, and the challenges scientists must overcome before fusion power plants become a reality.

Labbate also discusses the importance of building a diverse scientific workforce to tackle one of humanity’s most ambitious engineering challenges: bringing the power of the stars to Earth.

Powering the Future: The Physics of Fusion:
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