3 ms·
Miniaturized fusion (I know, a long way from this -- but so were computers) would revolutionize everything. Including transit, shipping, airlines, and other in
by bpodgursky 6y ago
Miniaturized fusion (I know, a long way from this -- but so were computers) would revolutionize everything.
Including transit, shipping, airlines, and other industries where batteries won't quite cut it (not to mention deep-space exploration).
- adrianN 6y agoUnless it's ready to replace ~all of our fossil energy within the next 20-30 years (ideally less) it's not good enough to stop climate change.
- WJW 6y agoSolar+wind alone is also quite unlikely to stop climate change in that time frame and enough nuclear capacity will take decades to build. By all means keep converting to to cleaner energy but also build up the sea defenses and improve both building construction (better HVAC to deal with higher average temparature) and city infrastructure (better storm sewers to deal with predicted stronger storms and better electricity grid to deal with higher peak loads from HVAC and electric vehicle charging).
- lambdatronics 6y agoAs far as we know, it's not possible to miniaturize fusion. The mass of the shielding alone for a hypothetical miniature DT fusion reactor would prevent it from being used in anything smaller than a large ship. 'Advanced fuels' with reduced neutron radiation are orders of magnitude below DT in power density for given reactor performance levels, so miniaturizing them is even more in the realm of science fiction.