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We've been able to fuse deuterium into helium for decades. What makes this different? If they're implying that they were able to get the fusion reaction to brea
by cweagans 10y ago
We've been able to fuse deuterium into helium for decades. What makes this different? If they're implying that they were able to get the fusion reaction to break even, that would be an incredible breakthrough, but the article doesn't say anything about that.
- AnimalMuppet 10y agoIIUC, they've been able to create the magnetic field that they intended to create. Using that, they think they can get a fusion reaction to break even.
- Obi_Juan_Kenobi 10y agoThis is just preliminary validation that the 7-X stellarator is working as designed. This is actually a pretty big step for the project, but that's really it. It's still a research project that may or may not lead to commercialization, just like the other fusion projects. Interesting to hear about, but not a game changer.