THE big news story of 2022 and maybe the rest of the century

[takethepoints]

Here it is:

Burning plasma! Controlled nuclear fusion on Earth briefly sustains itself

We’ve been trying for a long time to make a tiny Sun on Earth, one that would sustainably produce energy by nuclear fusion of hydrogen or similar atoms. Come to think of it, I’d like one for my basement. Fusion requires quite a bit of heat to get...

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That, sports fans, is what you call news. It doesn't mean that a fusion reactor will show u- in your neighborhood next year, but maybe sooner then everyone thought. I especially like the energy production figures. This is like having the Wright brothers take off at Kitty Hawk: the rest is now just a matter of time and money.

 

[MountainBuzzMan]

Wow this is really great news! There are a number of interesting concepts both public and private for the first time in decades making huge progress. Fusion has always been 10 years away, but I am starting to believe 2030 we will have multiple fusion reactor designs generating electricity. As a BEE degree holder this stuff geeks me out

But much more importantly I need to go back now and let everyone else know just how much our football coaches suck /sarcasm

 

[kg01]

What the ....?

 

[jayparr]

Well; the central bank is out of business!!!!

 

[slugboy]

Wow this is really great news! There are a number of interesting concepts both public and private for the first time in decades making huge progress. Fusion has always been 10 years away, but I am starting to believe 2030 we will have multiple fusion reactor designs generating electricity. As a BEE degree holder this stuff geeks me out

But much more importantly I need to go back now and let everyone else know just how much our football coaches suck /sarcasm

I’d be deeply impressed if we commercialized this within the next 8 years. Going from research to development can be really painful