I have posted about Helion Energy in the past. Helion is a company located in the Seattle, WA area. They are researching nuclear fusion. Recently they sent out a press release that said that they were breaking ground on a new facility intended to be a critical center for testing and research into practical nuclear fusion for energy generation.
Research in nuclear fusion depends on understanding super-heated plasmas. A new system of classifying magnetized plasma has led to the discovery of ten unknown topological phases. A better understanding of these phases and the transitions between them could assist physicists in the development of practical commercial fusion reactors.