I have a friend who did their dissertation particle physics at a fusion lab, modeling Alcator c-mod tokamaks, and was reached out to by Helion for a R&D positio

I have a friend who did their dissertation particle physics at a fusion lab, modeling Alcator c-mod tokamaks, and was reached out to by Helion for a R&D position. The general consensus among him and his peers is that the hardest challenge to overcome is the energy capture. As interesting as it is, it's not efficient enough to be useful yet. The company is by no means snake-oil, but there's a reason the energy-capture part of the video is a bit vague. Take all that with a grain of salt.