The MCU’s First Smash Hit Gets One Thing Right About Nuclear Fusion

Is Iron Man's arc reactor possible in real life? Experts weigh in on the sci-fi movie's premise.

TARA YARLAGADDA
Inverse
Inverse

https://www.inverse.com/science/iron-man-arc-reactor-real-science

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