U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and other officials announced Tuesday that scientists for the first time produced more energy in a fusion reaction than the energy used to start the process, resulting in a “net energy gain.” “Simply put, this is one of the most impressive scientific feats of the 21st century,” Granholm said. Officials said the “significant scientific breakthrough” in nuclear fusion research moves us one step closer to developing a clean source of power.
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Hamburger eaters are smarter than burritos eaters..lol..
jesus some of this feels political lol stupid… none of these women have anything to do with it lol just get the guy out..
Tony Roulstone, lecturer in nuclear energy at the University of Cambridge, said:
“It is reported that the National Ignition Facility (NIF) has surpassed one of its own targets to exceed scientific energy gain. They put 1.8 MJ and got 2.5 MJ out – proving that energy can been successfully released and gained by a Deuterium-Tritium fusion reaction. This is positive – the failure to achieve scientific energy gain in 2012 ended the run of experiments for which NIF was built. Now they have worked on the design and the make-up of the target and the shape of the energy pulse to get much better results.
“Although positive news, this result is still a long way from the actual energy gain required for the production of electricity. That’s because they had to use 500 MJ of energy into the lasers to deliver 1.8 MJ to the target – so even though they got 2.5 MJ out, it’s still far less than the energy they needed for the lasers in the first place. In other words, the energy output (largely heat energy) was still only 0.5% of the input. An engineering target for fusion would be to recover much of the
"Please give us lots more money." Sadly anyone who follows these things knows this is no where near "fusion power". Nor will tiny laser-lit bombs lead there. This is just a lot of people pushing PR for their jobs and clout.
I am really concerned about the corruption of the Biden regime and the alliance in China and this technology is going to the enemies of this nation.. please protect it with great strength
The Administrators thanked virtually EVERYONE… but they forgot the most important contributor to this scientific breakthrough….. THE AMERICAN TAX PAYER!
Amazing! Too bad the woke left will probably try to ban it as an alternative energy like they do with nuclear reactors.
Are a type one civilization now?
Nuclear chads vs solar virgins
Cheaper power here we come
I wonder if they could use sound to help contain the plasma?
Just phenomenal news!. There is hope after all.
Let's hope it is used for cheaper energy. I get a feeling that America's warmongering past will use it for weapons again instead.
New Science Realms sounds like a cult.
There will come a day when the lasers are so low powered, balanced and synchronized into a fractal counter rotating spinning pattern at the quantum level that a stream of hydrogen gas (or any gas) drifting into the focus point will ignite continuous fusion +1000x more than energy input. Much like twisting a towel to squeeze water out.
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In an ideal world the fusion tech would first be pointed at all the fission radiation currently stored all over the world!
The guy in the thumbnail looks like he’s going to try to use what’s in the vial to become the green goblin.
Too much fluff and not enough real information. Typical DOE.
im sooo not impressed. hey give it to zelensky.. he needs it NOW like ALOT of them! ask him he'll tell ya…he needs those lazers ALL we can send him..and send some more cash for ….for… uh.. Ukraine?? …whats the cash for tho…is it to pay the soldiers? because if so i understand.. MAYBE MENTION THAT TO US OK.. sry.. yay new lazer beams are here now!!! low key they found this out last summer and didnt tell us until yesterday lol.
Instead of a stationary perfectly round capsule, one that spins and rotates, held stationary by magnetic braking would add to the “perfectly roundness.” The spinning would add to the pressure as well and the magnetic field would help keep it contained. Yes?
THE ONLY THING THE DEPARTMENT IF ENERGY WORKS HARD AT IS SUBSIDIZING ENERGY. STOP LYING.
Chinese are very advanced on nuclear fusion
This is amazing! Science is cool