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Zap Energy is developing a compact, lower-cost fusion system that confines and compresses plasma without the large and complex magnetic coils used in many other approaches.

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Their recognizable silhouettes, complete with coiled tails, even appear in ancient Egyptian rock carvings.

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The man’s jaw seems strong enough to break concrete, and his hair bounces around his head in coils.

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Penelope ran in a zigzag, ducking behind crates and heaps of coiled rope as she made her way to the ships.

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The sheet of paper with the day’s agenda lay coiled in the baroness’s hand.

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