News Summary

• Nuclear fusion is how stars (including our own Sun) create their energy, and scientists are hopeful it could one day be used as a clean, abundant energy solution here on Earth.
• Cambridge Heavy Industries is developing a 'benchtop' nuclear fusion device.
• The company is currently operating in'stealth mode' from a lab attached to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), but now seems ready to share some details about the technology it's developing.
• The main innovations: fusion that's more efficient and needs less room than conventional reactors.