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Why We Are Here => Water Cooler => Topic started by: rcjordan on December 12, 2022, 12:22:27 AM

Title: US scientists: first nuclear fusion experiment to achieve a net energy gain
Post by: rcjordan on December 12, 2022, 12:22:27 AM
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/nuclear-fusion-lawrence-livermore-laboratory-b2243247.html
Title: Re: US scientists: first nuclear fusion experiment to achieve a net energy gain
Post by: buckworks on December 12, 2022, 02:20:19 AM
More of the same:

https://www.ft.com/content/4b6f0fab-66ef-4e33-adec-cfc345589dc7
Title: Re: US scientists: first nuclear fusion experiment to achieve a net energy gain
Post by: rcjordan on December 13, 2022, 05:08:36 PM
The Real Fusion Energy Breakthrough Is Still Decades Away | WIRED

https://www.wired.com/story/the-real-fusion-energy-breakthrough-is-still-decades-away/
Title: Re: US scientists: first nuclear fusion experiment to achieve a net energy gain
Post by: Rupert on December 14, 2022, 06:42:52 PM
Its so exciting... until I read the last post.....
Title: Re: US scientists: first nuclear fusion experiment to achieve a net energy gain
Post by: littleman on December 17, 2022, 10:11:38 PM
This YT video does a very good job of providing the visuals for this process.

A New Way to Achieve Nuclear Fusion: Helion (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bDXXWQxK38)

My skepticism and excitement are at odds with each other.
Title: Re: US scientists: first nuclear fusion experiment to achieve a net energy gain
Post by: rcjordan on August 06, 2023, 08:27:10 PM
'We repeated ignition': Lab behind nuclear fusion breakthrough duplicates success after months of near-misses

https://fortune.com/2023/08/06/nuclear-fusion-ignition-breakthrough-repeated-by-lab/