The race for nuclear fusion is heating up around the world as scientific breakthroughs continue to pick up speed. For years, the joke was that the ability to unlock commercial nuclear fusion would always be 30 years away. But now it truly might be – or, with the way the timeline is picking up pace, maybe even sooner. Already this year, researchers on opposite sides of the globe have announced critical advancements in nuclear fusion research and development. A team of scientists in Russia has reached a fusion milestone by successfully…