Earlier this week, a group of scientists landed a grant to build materials that would be able to sustain 180 million degrees Fahrenheit. The leading researchers on the project will be coming from the University of Kentucky, which is trying to make commercial fusion power a reality. They plan to get the resources to make the inner wall of a fusion reactor and connect it to plasma, making it maintainable. The leading researcher, John Balk, said that the most challenging part is working with materials like Tungsten, which has the highest melting point of any metal. Balk hopes to push the University of Kentucky’s science program with his new project. After all is done, the U.S. and the University of Kentucky hope to make commercial fusion power a reality.
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