Quark fusion makes ten times as much energy as nuclear fusion

Quark fusion makes ten times as much energy as nuclear fusion

Quarks (not to be confused with the alien from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) are tiny particles that make up the neutrons and protons inside atoms. They come in six different types, with scientists referring to them in terms of three pairs: up, down; charm, strange; and top, bottom. To find out more, researchers at …