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Langtry: Avalanche Fusion's Lab Reactor Has a 12cm Plasma Core

Robin Langtry · Building the World’s Smallest Fusion Reactor | Robin Langtry on TBPN · Apr 26, 2025 · at 0:22

Robin Langtry is the CEO and co-founder of Avalanche Fusion, a startup developing compact fusion energy devices.

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“The fusion machines we're building in our lab today are about 12 centimeters in diameter. That's the plasma core.”

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