It is still too early to celebrate, but this would be such a huge deal, holy fuck.

  • somename [she/her]
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    1 year ago

    Well, there has been net energy created, in the sense that a reaction was made that generated more energy than the apparatus driving it used.

    Just, doing this is hell on the machinery it’s done on, so it’s not really a viable power source yet. There’s a bunch of engineering problems to solve first.

    • ImOnADiet
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      1 year ago

      yes, like we got more energy from what we actually used to ignite the fusion process, but we use a ton of energy to actually be able to keep the reactor running is what I'm saying (like all the shielding and shit)