Fusion Educational Media Resources

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ORNL's Fusion Energy Division produces multimedia content designed to educate the general public about concepts in fusion energy and the lab's work to make fusion energy a reality. Below is a collection of videos that cover the science behind the Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment (MPEX) and a series produced for Fusion Energy 2024 that examine depictions of fusion energy in popular culture. Stay tuned for more content to come!

What is MPEX? A Video Q&A Series

This video was produced as part of a series of questions & answer videos with the MPEX science team to learn more about the MPEX device, the science questions it will help answer, and why ORNL is the best place for this landmark experimental device. 

The full video playlist can be found on the ORNL YouTube page or in the list below:

Fusion Reactions: Back to the Future

ORNL fusion scientists react to the depiction of the Mr. Fusion device that powers the time-traveling DeLorean in "Back to the Future II." Produced for Fusion Energy Week 2024.

Fusion Reactions: Iron Man

ORNL fusion scientists react to Tony Stark's arc reactor from the "Iron Man" movies and debunk myths around palladium and cold fusion.

Fusion Reactions: The Expanse

ORNL fusion scientists react to the fusion-powered spaceships in the sci-fi TV show "The Expanse" and draw some parallels to real-life fusion experiments.