A Holy Grail is a metaphor for paradise-on-earth. While the Grail has been envisioned in various ways over the course of history, it always represents an era’s most elusive and most tantalizing goal. Embarking on a quest for the Holy Grail is, therefore, a heroic venture that is more often associated with quests than achievements. Such lofty pursuits often earn the elevated status of legends. They have inspired the creation of treasured masterworks in art and poetry.

The medieval quest for the Holy Grail was conducted by King Arthur’s Knights of the Round Table. The Grail they pursued was envisioned as the ultimate mystical experience - enlightenment. The daring adventures that enrich this legend abound with the knights’ encounters with magic cauldrons, mysterious horns of plenty, and mighty dragons.

What is the 21st century version of the Holy Grail? What quest is the most determined and the most valiant in our era? What goal is so improbable that it seems as magical, mysterious, and mighty as enlightenment?

An ideal candidate is the quest for a source of energy that is capable of fueling the needs and desires of soaring human populations in a sustainable and affordable manner. Instead of warrior knights in armor, the contemporary version of a righteous pursuit is being carried out by a global cast of scientists, engineers, technicians, physicists, chemists, astronomers, biologists all striving to discover the illusory energy savior.Many contemporary artist have joined this noble quest, contributing their very special insights and creative zeal to the laboratory rigors of their comrads from other disciplines.

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