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The article mentions Helion. Those guys were supposed to have their Polaris demo machine running by now. But they've become very quiet about that. Press release
by Animats 1y ago
The article mentions Helion. Those guys were supposed to have their Polaris demo machine running by now. But they've become very quiet about that. Press releases about it in 2024, but not much in 2025.
Polaris is supposed to pass theoretical breakeven, and maybe even technical breakeven - more electrical power out than they put in. That would be a huge event.
- ted_dunning 1y agoPolaris has been operating at low power already. They have recently installed shielding in the walls to allow higher power operation. There seems to be a fair bit of progress notes from them. They aren't obligated to tell us anything, of course.
- Animats 1y agoHere are their funding rounds.[1] Their funders, which include both YC and DoD, had better be getting info. [1] https://tracxn.com/d/companies/helion/__fS6qGKScel2LE9EV85bGN9zjK8uhT4s_uRFQXu4k0M8/funding-and-investors#funding-rounds https://tracxn.com/d/companies/helion/__fS6qGKScel2LE9EV85bG...