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Even if all they do is solve some of the problems with magnetic bottles, which apparently is the primary focus of their current research, then that would be mos
by blisterpeanuts 11y ago
Even if all they do is solve some of the problems with magnetic bottles, which apparently is the primary focus of their current research, then that would be most helpful toward future implementations.
As I understand it, another problem is how to inject energy beams through the bottle to keep the reaction going -- i.e., high powered laser.
Another issue is how to contain the neutrons which bombard the physical container, rendering it dangerously radioactive after a while. Maybe the bottle prevents this? I don't know enough about it.
By comparison, solar is so much simpler, though eventually we'll probably need both paradigms. It seems silly to power residential homes from a central location when they can get most of their own power from rooftop collectors, but we'll always need central power generation for some purposes such as solar-poor regions, as well as mobile applications like sea transport and eventually space transport.