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This is actually refreshingly exciting, coming from the usual "interstellar travel is slow and depressingly hard, space elevators are iffy at best, we probably
by saalweachter 7y ago
This is actually refreshingly exciting, coming from the usual "interstellar travel is slow and depressingly hard, space elevators are iffy at best, we probably aren't smart enough to build programmable nanotech" we get from most news updates on future tech.
Are suitcase-sized fusion reactors still on the table, or does this just mean smaller-than-a-football-stadium fusactors are probably possible?
- baking 7y agoYou still need a one meter thick blanket of lithium to capture the neutrons from the D-T reaction (and to generate more Tritium) so you are looking at modular 500MW reactors, although locating multiple reactors on the same site makes sense for fueling and maintenance purposes.