Billions in private cash is flooding into fusion power. Will it pay off?

Over the past five years, private-sector funding for fusion energy has exploded. ANU expert and Chair of the Australian ITER Forum, Professor Matthew Hole, explains the latest in fusion science.

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The ITER fusion reactor under construction in 2021. Jean-Marie Hosatte / Getty Images
The ITER fusion reactor under construction in 2021. Jean-Marie Hosatte / Getty Images
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