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European researchers achieve fusion energy record

219 points by Kaibeezy 5y ago

detaro 5y ago
different article on front page: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30271677 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30271677
- dang 5y ago
  Comments moved thither. Thanks!
  - Kaibeezy 5y ago
    "Please submit the original source. If a post reports on something found on another site, submit the latter." This post -- not the BBC report -- is the original source. What did I miss?
    - dang 5y ago
      There are a few exceptions and/or borderline cases. Press releases are one. The best third-party article on a story is usually better than a corporate press release. Past explanations (in a corporate context, not a government one, but I don't think that makes a difference here): https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sort=byDate&type=comment&query=corporate%20press%20release%20by:dang https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sor... Btw I realize that it can be frustrating when the guidelines aren't applied in the most obvious way, but they aren't mechanical rules, and there are tons of edge cases we've learned how to deal with over the years. The intention is always to foster the intended spirit of intellectual curiosity, not to have a strictly rule-bound system. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=by%3Adang%20spirit%20letter&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu... It would be way too much to try to list all these edge cases in the guidelines (or anywhere else really) but we're always happy to answer questions.
      - Kaibeezy 5y ago
        OK. Even though not corporate, I agree it does have that same lightness.
jgimenez 5y ago
Site down. Archive: https://archive.is/NuXZC https://archive.is/NuXZC
pulse7 5y ago
59 megajoules (MJ) = 16.4 kWh. For comparison: Tesla Model 3 (Standard Range) has 60 kWh battery. So they made about 1/4 of the full Tesla Model 3 battery.
mklarmann 5y ago
According to Wikipedia (German) the Wendelstein 7-X already did 150 mega joules of "sustained fusion" [1]. So how is this record breaking? [1]: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendelstein_7-X https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendelstein_7-X

219 points by Kaibeezy 5y ago

different article on front page: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30271677 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30271677

dang 5y ago
Comments moved thither. Thanks!
- Kaibeezy 5y ago
  "Please submit the original source. If a post reports on something found on another site, submit the latter." This post -- not the BBC report -- is the original source. What did I miss?
  - dang 5y ago
    There are a few exceptions and/or borderline cases. Press releases are one. The best third-party article on a story is usually better than a corporate press release. Past explanations (in a corporate context, not a government one, but I don't think that makes a difference here): https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sort=byDate&type=comment&query=corporate%20press%20release%20by:dang https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sor... Btw I realize that it can be frustrating when the guidelines aren't applied in the most obvious way, but they aren't mechanical rules, and there are tons of edge cases we've learned how to deal with over the years. The intention is always to foster the intended spirit of intellectual curiosity, not to have a strictly rule-bound system. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=by%3Adang%20spirit%20letter&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu... It would be way too much to try to list all these edge cases in the guidelines (or anywhere else really) but we're always happy to answer questions.
    - Kaibeezy 5y ago
      OK. Even though not corporate, I agree it does have that same lightness.

jgimenez 5y ago

Site down. Archive: https://archive.is/NuXZC https://archive.is/NuXZC

pulse7 5y ago

59 megajoules (MJ) = 16.4 kWh. For comparison: Tesla Model 3 (Standard Range) has 60 kWh battery. So they made about 1/4 of the full Tesla Model 3 battery.

mklarmann 5y ago

According to Wikipedia (German) the Wendelstein 7-X already did 150 mega joules of "sustained fusion" [1]. So how is this record breaking? [1]: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendelstein_7-X https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendelstein_7-X