Fusion is the power source of the sun and the stars.
On Earth, our challenge is to understand and harness this basis energy process for the benefit of humankind. The large quantity of energy released by the sun and the stars is the result of the conversion of matter into energy. In the process of fusing, some of the hydrogen involved is converted directly into large amounts of energy. This dual nature of fusion research makes it one of the most exciting and promising frontiers of science and technology. The quest for fusion fostered rapid development of plasma science, which found many other applications, ranging from the understanding of astrophysical phenomena to the processing of semiconductors for use in our computers.