Will Atomic Fusion Change The World

-Source-Forbes- Lockheed Martins secretive Skunk Works® laboratory registered a patent in March for a revolutionary technology that could solve the worlds energy problems for good but dont pop the champagne yet. The design is for a compact fusion reactor (CFR) which theoretically produces cheap clean near limitless energy all from a device that could fit on the back of a semi. If it sounds far-fetched thats because it is. The sustained generation of a fusion reaction has evaded scientists since the idea was first conceived over 70 years ago. Lockheed Martin thinks they can change that. A controlled thermonuclear fusion reaction is the holy grail of energy technology. When two hydrogen atoms join together to form a single heavier atom a vast amount of energy is released. This process is the same that gives the sun its power. Think of a star as one massive fusion reactor. No carbon emissions or radioactive waste are produced in the reaction and ocean water is all the fuel you need for a hundred thousand years of operation. Oh and a fusion reactor is incapable of melting down when a fusion reaction fails it simply snuffs itself out. The challenge with fusion lies in harnessing and controlling the unstable reaction.