Mining the Moon

August 23, 2007 | Source: Technology Review

Lab experiments suggest that future fusion reactors could use helium-3 gathered from the moon.

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Fusion Technology Institute are testing this fusion reactor. Credit: Fusion Technology Institute-University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Fusion Technology Institute are testing this fusion reactor. Credit: Fusion Technology Institute-University of Wisconsin-Madison.