The race is on to achieve commercial nuclear fusion. While the technology was first conceptualized a full century ago, the ambition to replicate the process that powers our sun here on Earth has only recently exited the realm of sci-fi ambitions into reality. Fueled in part by the accelerating need for energy thanks to the AI boom, nuclear fusion is receiving more attention and investment dollars than ever before, and breakthroughs are starting to pile up. While China and the United States are leading the charge in a high-stakes battle for commercial…