nuclear fusion

Also known as nuclear fusion reaction, fusion reaction, fusion

nuclear reaction in which atomic nuclei combine

AI overview

Nuclear fusion is a reaction where atomic nuclei combine together, releasing energy in the process. It matters because it's a potential source of clean, powerful energy that could help meet future energy needs without the radioactive waste that comes from nuclear fission.

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Research

28,199 papers

Nuclear Fusion in Yeast and Plant Reproduction.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Kobayashi N, Nishikawa SIDOI: 10.3390/plants12203608
Cell fusion and nuclear fusion in plants.ReviewSeminars in cell & developmental biology · 2016Maruyama D, Ohtsu M, Higashiyama TDOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2016.07.024
Nuclear fusion in yeast.ReviewAnnual review of microbiology · 1991Rose MDDOI: 10.1146/annurev.mi.45.100191.002543
Nuclear-fusion reactor smashes energy record.Nature · 2022Gibney EDOI: 10.1038/d41586-022-00391-1
Nuclear-fusion lab achieves 'ignition': what does it mean?Nature · 2022Tollefson J, Gibney EDOI: 10.1038/d41586-022-04440-7
Nuclear fusion in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.ReviewAnnual review of cell and developmental biology · 1996Rose MDDOI: 10.1146/annurev.cellbio.12.1.663
Assessment of Nuclear Fusion Reaction Spontaneity via Engineering Thermodynamics.Entropy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Tosti SDOI: 10.3390/e26100884
Fertilization-Coupled Sperm Nuclear Fusion Is Required for Normal Endosperm Nuclear Proliferation.Plant & cell physiology · 2020Maruyama D, Higashiyama T, Endo T et al.DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcz158

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Encyclopedic overview

Fusion plasma in China's Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak.

Nuclear fusion is a reaction in which two or more atomic nuclei combine to form a larger nucleus. The difference in mass between the reactants and products is manifested as either the release or the absorption of energy. This difference in mass arises as a result of the difference in nuclear binding energy between the atomic nuclei before and after the fusion reaction. Nuclear fusion is the process that powers all active stars, via many reaction pathways.

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