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SPARC's 2025 timeline is a joke. They haven't even started hiring engineers yet, let alone building the thing because they still have no idea how to make a big
by Stevvo 4y ago
SPARC's 2025 timeline is a joke. They haven't even started hiring engineers yet, let alone building the thing because they still have no idea how to make a big enough REBCO magnet.
- DennisP 4y agoThey've already built a SPARC-size REBCO magnet, and demonstrated it at 20 Tesla for five hours. https://www.ans.org/news/article-3240/mit-ramps-10ton-magnet-up-to-20-tesla-in-proof-of-concept-for-commercial-fusion/ https://www.ans.org/news/article-3240/mit-ramps-10ton-magnet... https://news.mit.edu/2021/MIT-CFS-major-advance-toward-fusion-energy-0908 https://news.mit.edu/2021/MIT-CFS-major-advance-toward-fusio... It's pretty amazing that they did that without any engineers.