The United States' Department of Energy announced what it called a "major scientific breakthrough" involving a successful attempt to create nuclear fusion that some believe could be "transformative" for humanity. If this all sounds familiar, it's because nuclear fusion of this type was a plot point of 2004's Spider-Man 2, but here's to hoping things go better in real life.
In an announcement streamed live (watch it below), Department of Energy secretary Jennifer Granholm confirmed that...