{"id":211850,"date":"2025-04-19T14:03:20","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T19:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/scientists-achieve-record-shattering-results-after-testing-limitless-energy-device-experiments-will-continue-with-increased-power"},"modified":"2025-04-19T14:03:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T19:03:20","slug":"scientists-achieve-record-shattering-results-after-testing-limitless-energy-device-experiments-will-continue-with-increased-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/scientists-achieve-record-shattering-results-after-testing-limitless-energy-device-experiments-will-continue-with-increased-power","title":{"rendered":"Scientists achieve record-shattering results after testing limitless energy device: \u2018Experiments will continue with increased power\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5rRAWY-3BBg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In a groundbreaking leap toward cleaner, more affordable energy, scientists in France held a fusion reaction steady for over 22 minutes \u2014 shattering the previous world record. If that number sounds insignificant, here\u2019s why it\u2019s a big deal: That is 1,337 seconds of controlled, blazing-hot plasma, the critical ingredient needed to power nuclear fusion, a nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.earth.com\/news\/nuclear-fusion-milestone-brings-clean-energy-closer-to-reality\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\">limitless energy source<\/a> that does not rely on polluting fuels like gas, coal, or oil.<\/p>\n<p>This milestone brings us one step closer to a dream energy future: one where our homes, cities, and <a href=\"https:\/\/guide.thecooldown.com\/actions\/make-your-next-car-an-ev\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"46\" title=\"Electric vehicles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">electric cars<\/a> are powered by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecooldown.com\/green-tech\/solar-energy-power-electricity-beams-silicon-cells\/\" target=\"_blank\">technology<\/a> that mimics the sun \u2014 minus the radioactive waste and environmental damage of traditional nuclear power.<\/p>\n<p>Nuclear fusion has the capability to solve a major problem with polluting energy sources. Right now, our power mostly comes from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecooldown.com\/green-tech\/dirty-energy-fossil-fuel-sources\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"73\" title=\"79% of all power comes from 'dirty energy' sources &mdash; here's why experts are calling it a 'fueling failure'\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dirty energy<\/a> that pollutes the air and contributes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecooldown.com\/tag\/extreme-weather\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"68\" title=\"Extreme weather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">extreme weather<\/a>. While solar and wind energy are gaining momentum, fusion offers something different: the possibility of continuous, around-the-clock clean energy using hydrogen \u2014 the most common element in the universe \u2014 as fuel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a groundbreaking leap toward cleaner, more affordable energy, scientists in France held a fusion reaction steady for over 22 minutes \u2014 shattering the previous world record. If that number sounds insignificant, here\u2019s why it\u2019s a big deal: That is 1,337 seconds of controlled, blazing-hot plasma, the critical ingredient needed to power nuclear fusion, a [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":511,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[873,17,1491],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-211850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nuclear-energy","category-sustainability","category-transportation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/511"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211850"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211850\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}