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This UK firm wants to power a city with a glass of water

Fusion has long promised clean, virtually limitless energy but turning that promise into reality has proved slow, complex, and costly. Oxford‑based First Light Fusion is one firm pursuing a different path. Using high-energy density physics rather than vast magnetic systems, the company aims to trigger fusion through precision‑engineered pressure amplifiers in an attempt to simplify one of science’s hardest problems.

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