Near-oxymoronic requirements: the materials challenges of fusion energy
From Physics World Weekly Podcast by Physics World
May 7, 2026 · 33 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the materials challenges of harnessing nuclear fusion for clean energy with expert Jacob John.
Jacob John of the UK Atomic Energy Authority is our podcast guest
People in this episode
Host: Matin Durrani
Guest: Jacob John
Topics covered
- nuclear fusion
- materials science
- clean energy
- plasma containment
- radiation damage
Keywords
- fusion energy
- superconducting magnets
- radiation
- plasma
- materials requirements
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: UK Atomic Energy Authority
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