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After so many years of hype around fusion it's hard to take press releases seriously. This bit at least offers some hope: "The researchers have successfully te
by jobu 12y ago
After so many years of hype around fusion it's hard to take press releases seriously. This bit at least offers some hope:
"The researchers have successfully tested the prototype’s ability to sustain a plasma efficiently, and as they further develop and expand the size of the device they can ramp up to higher-temperature plasma and get significant fusion power output."
Unfortunately they don't mention how long the plasma was sustained.
- api 12y agoHype is a double edged sword. Without it, nobody pays any attention and you can't raise money. With it, everyone ends up disappointed and you can't raise money. :)
- jdnier 12y agoYeah, that seems to imply they've already achieved a sustained fusion reaction. Seems like that would be big news on it's own.
- jdnier 12y agoThe dynomak paper abstract (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0920379614002518 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0920379614...) makes it all sound conceptual/simulated.