/technologies/power-management/b/blog/posts/the-united-states-delivered-the-big-central-solenoid-to-franceThe US recently delivered the central solenoid to the ITER site in France. (Image Credit: General Atomics ) The ITER project, an international partnership, is getting closer to achieving nuclear fusion, an effort that involves the replication of the en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/power-management/b/blog/posts/the-united-states-delivered-the-big-central-solenoid-to-franceMon, 16 Jun 2025 20:13:22 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:bde5b759-9b2a-4c9f-958b-330af5dd62f2robogary1<p>With that much magnetism, even the most nerdy male embedded systems engineer can attract a female companion. :-)&nbsp;</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=28981&AppID=4&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/technologies/power-management/b/blog/posts/the-united-states-delivered-the-big-central-solenoid-to-franceSat, 14 Jun 2025 18:29:49 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:bde5b759-9b2a-4c9f-958b-330af5dd62f2DAB0<p>Fusion reactions do not generate energy.</p> <p>Nuclear fusion is an endo-energetic reaction.</p> <p>That means they store energy in the fusion process.</p> <p>Only nuclear fission releases the stored energy within atoms.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=28981&AppID=4&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">