🔮 Fusion energy; The future of Moore’s Law; Transformers; Robotaxis & Nasa’s new telescope++ #350

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A revolution in energy

🌟 One of science’s most complex problems is tantalisingly in reach. The question of how we can harness the fusion reaction to create clean and limitless electricity has plagued scientists for over sixty years. Given the impressive achievements in green and renewable energy over the last decade, it would seem that nuclear fusion is behind the curve, but that’s changing rapidly. The challenge facing scientists and private companies racing towards …