Nuclear fusion startup gets Jeff Bezos backing, won’t be dropping any bombs

Here’s a phrase we never though we’d utter: Bezos is the bomb! Okay, so maybe a nuke reference isn’t exactly appropriate here, considering Jeff Bezos is actually backing a company that’s looking to create cheap energy through nuclear fusion , but we couldn’t resist. General Fusion, a nuclear fusion startup, released a statement today saying that it has completed a $19.5 million round of funding that included backing by the Amazon founder’s Bezos Expeditions. According the company’s website, General Fusion’s approach to generating “safe and plentiful” energy employs a concept created about 30 years ago called “magnetic target fusion,” and expects commercialization of its process could come before the end of the decade. Full PR after the break. Continue reading Nuclear fusion startup gets Jeff Bezos backing, won’t be dropping any bombs Nuclear fusion startup gets Jeff Bezos backing, won’t be dropping any bombs originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 05 May 2011 20:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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