http://www.newsweek.com/trump-nuclear-fusion-investments-1767748 > In the wake of a major nuclear fusion milestone being announced on Tuesday, excitement about the energy source has soared. > The announcement came from scientists at California's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, who have achieved a "net energy gain" from nuclear fusion for the first time. In an experiment using lasers, scientists produced more energy from the reaction than they put in to make it happen.