German Nuclear Fusion Startup Plans Lasers for Defense, Health

Marvel Fusion GmbH, a German startup working on nuclear fusion, is exploring new uses for its laser technology including defense, medical and industrial applications as its attempts to commercialize the novel energy technology drag out, people familiar with the matter said.

Executives are holding meetings with investors about plans to bring to market the lasers it created to harness nuclear fusion, the people said, asking not to be identified because the plans are private. The company is also weighing a relocation to the US to improve its access to capital, the people said. The plans aren’t final and Marvel may decide to stay in Germany, they added.