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Fusion Reaction Has Generated More Energy Than Absorbed by the Fuel
- quiffledwerg 5y agoExtraordinary proof required.
- karmakaze 5y agoThe fuel itself had mass to begin with then energy was added so there's no mystery, just increased efficiency being achieved and reported.
- asplake 5y ago“The goal is to achieve ignition – a point at which the energy generated by the fusion process exceeds the total energy input.” “The experiment, conducted on 8 August, fell just short of that mark; the input from the lasers was 1.9 megajoules [vs 1.3MJ output]. But it's still tremendously exciting, because according to the team's measurements, the fuel capsule absorbed over five times less energy than it generated in the fusion process.”
- nine_k 5y agoGood! Now we need a steady 5% surplus, then the surplus steadily transformed into electricity.