Commonwealth Fusion Systems has signed a letter of intent with the U.S. Department of Commerce for a proposed $85 million award to develop semiconductor technologies for commercial fusion power plants.
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Commonwealth Fusion Systems plans to build a fusion reactor for commercial energy in Chesterfield County. The company says the facility remains on track to begin delivering power in the early 2030s.
Times-Dispatch coverage of Lyme disease
A Stafford man’s yearslong health struggle highlights the challenges some patients face with persistent Lyme symptoms, disputed Chronic Lyme diagnoses, treatment options and differing views within the medical community.
Dr. Richard Marconi hopes to take the successful formulation of a pet vaccine and use it to move into clinical trials for humans.
VCU researcher Richard Marconi is working to adapt a successful veterinary Lyme disease vaccine for humans while his lab also develops faster diagnostic tools for tick-borne illnesses.
William Hoyt, of Stafford County, was a Marine and an athlete, but it was the lingering effects of a tiny tick bite that brought him to his knees.

