How close are we to powering the world with nuclear fusion? - George Zaidan
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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.
Why is the first step of proton fusion in the sun considered rare?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator George Zaidan
- Director Igor Coric, Artrake Studio
- Narrator George Zaidan
- Music Cem Misirlioglu, Brooks Ball
- Sound Designer Cem Misirlioglu, Brooks Ball
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Produced by Sazia Afrin
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Editorial Producer Dan Kwartler
- Fact-Checker Charles Wallace
