One of 100 openings · Create · Advanced energy · checked Aug 2026

First to produce an antimatter-catalysed fusion reaction

The finish line

A controlled laboratory fusion reaction shows a statistically significant ignition-rate increase caused by introduced antimatter or positrons and is independently reproduced.

Why it is still open

NASA classifies positron-catalysed fusion as a TRL 1–2 concept; no experimental thrust demonstration has been realised.

NASA · Radioisotope Positron Propulsion