Avalanche Energy just landed a DARPA contract to solve one of fusion power’s trickiest problems – turning damaging radiation into usable electricity. The Seattle-based fusion startup is developing a new class of materials that could transform how next-generation reactors capture energy, potentially accelerating the timeline to commercial fusion power. It’s a critical piece of infrastructure that the entire industry needs but few are tackling head-on.

Avalanche Energy is taking a different angle in the fusion power race. While competitors chase higher temperatures and longer plasma burns, the startup is building the batteries that’ll actually turn fusion’s intense radiation into electricity you can plug into the grid.

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