Acoustically Driven Magnetized Fusion Reactor

General Fusion is working to unlock the enormous potential for emissions-free power generation inherent in nuclear fusion. They have developed an innovative concept: magnetized target fusion, where the high temperatures and intense pressures known from theory to be required for fusion is produced by focusing an acoustic wave on a magnetically confined hydrogen plasma ring. Their approach is expected to lead to a viable power plant much sooner than their competitors in the international field of fusion power and do so at a scale and cost compatible with widespread deployment. The project focused on developing the key steps in the process: the formation and compression of the plasma ring and the precise production of the acoustic wave.