The glowing arc reactor in Ironman's suit uses fusion energy to fuel Tony Stark's super powers. Photo: AFP or licensors
The Arc Reactor featured in Tony Stark's first Ironman suit. It was a fusion-type power source featuring a palladium core.
James Rice, who has been researching superconducting power supplies for fusion energy applications at the Robinson Research Institute at Victoria University of Wellington - so real life arc reators - gives us his scientific take on this Marvel comic concept.
