US scientists make major breakthrough in ‘limitless, zero-carbon’ fusion energy: report

[Dashinka 24,479]

Could be a big thing if it pans out.  Still a ways from practicality, but there is hope.

 

US scientists make major breakthrough in ‘limitless, zero-carbon’ fusion energy: report

 

The scientists, working at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, recently achieved a net energy gain in a fusion reaction, the Financial Times reported, citing three people with knowledge of the experiment. 
 

Scientists have been struggling since the 1950s to harness the fusion reaction that powers the sun. But no group has been able to produce more energy from the reaction than it consumes. 
 

Though developing fusion power stations at scale is still decades away, the breakthrough has significant implications as the world seeks to ween itself off of fossil fuels. Fusion reactions emit zero carbon and do not produce any long-lasting radioactive waste. Per The Times, a small cup of hydrogen fuel could potentially power a house for hundreds of years. 
 

https://www.foxbusiness.com/energy/us-scientists-make-major-breakthrough-limitless-zero-carbon-fusion-energy-report

[Mike E 11,739]

It’s always decades away.  
 

It isn’t happening 

[Dashinka 24,479]

49 minutes ago, Mike E said:

It’s always decades away.  
 

It isn’t happening 

Probably.  Gotta make that dilithium  and do it Star Trek style.

Edited December 12, 2022 by Dashinka