The warp reactor that propels the Starship Enterprise in the iconic series Star Trek uses the anti-matter principle which was the next step after producing limitless energy through nuclear fusion.

Fusion is the process by which the Sun generates energy.

Scientists from more than 50 countries have, for ages, tried to recreate nuclear fusion on Earth since the 1960s.

Physicists have pursued the technology for decades as it promises a potential source of near-limitless clean energy.

On Tuesday, researchers confirmed they overcame a major barrier, producing more energy from a fusion experiment than was put in which should mark the dawn of fusion technology.

Its implication is immense since fusion will usher in a new chapter in humanity's history which was always based on the evolution of energy generation.

Homo sapiens became domestic beings by controlling fire which was also the catalyst of civilization.

Using fuel for machines brought about the industrial revolution that sparked economic progress for most global powers.

Energy from nuclear fission is the hallmark of the current era as it is the preferred source of power to keep up with the speed of human development.

Nuclear technology offers the opportunity for long-term energy security as electricity is produced as long as nuclear power is active. The fuel takes decades before it is spent.

Fusion will be entirely different as the technology promises an infinite source of energy.

While it will be the solution to the global hunger for energy, it may also bring the existence of humans closer to danger.

Conflicts, a human folly, become more frightening with the fusion bomb threat.

There is already a bomb that operates on the principle of "uncontrollable" fusion called a hydrogen bomb which is estimated to be about four to five times more lethal than the nuclear fission bomb.