TED-Ed
How close are we to powering the world with nuclear fusion? - George Zaidan
2024 • E52 Jun 27, 2024 5m
Stars have cores hot and dense enough to force atomic nuclei together, forming larger, heavier nuclei in a process known as fusion. In this process, the mass of the end products is slightly less than the mass of the initial atoms. But that “lost” mass doesn’t disappear — it’s converted to energy ... a lot of energy. So, can we harness this energy to power the world? George Zaidan investigates.
Lesson by George Zaidan, directed by Igor Ćorić, Artrake Studio.
Lesson by George Zaidan, directed by Igor Ćorić, Artrake Studio.