inertial fusion

British  

noun

1. physics a type of nuclear fusion in which the inertia of matter enables it to fuse by impact, as by pulses of laser radiation or high-energy charged particles, rather than by high temperature

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Example Sentences

China’s weapons lab is recruiting 2,000 scientists, engineers and other experts for its inertial fusion programs, and thousands of additional hires are anticipated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

“You want to bring the brightest in your field together so that you can innovate and tackle some of the challenges for inertial fusion energy,” Dr. Akli said.

From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2023

"Around that fuel pellet is a gold and depleted uranium cylinder," explains Mike Farrell, vice president of inertial fusion technology at General Atomics, which is LLNL's largest industrial partner.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2023

But DOE has never funded a program to develop inertial fusion for power generation.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 13, 2022

But for any inertial fusion power plant to turn a profit, “you have to be able to make hundreds of thousands of them a day at 10 cents a piece.”

From Scientific American • Feb. 2, 2022