Pulsed magnetic compression
Repeated compression of a plasma by pulsed magnetic fields, recovering energy directly from the expansion rather than through a steam cycle. The main open problem is hardware lifetime: the compression coil and switching electronics must survive millions of repeated pulses for a power plant to be economic.
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