150% energy return on nuclear fusion reaction breakthrough.

[Jaymz]

So yeah, pretty important stuff going on here. Didn’t see a thread many calling out the turning point of civilization. Discuss here.

DOE National Laboratory Makes History by Achieving Fusion Ignition

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today announced the achievement of fusion ignition at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)—a major scientific breakthrough decades in the making.

www.energy.gov

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[Gameface]

So yeah, pretty important stuff going on here. Didn’t see a thread many calling out the turning point of civilization. Discuss here.

DOE National Laboratory Makes History by Achieving Fusion Ignition

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today announced the achievement of fusion ignition at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)—a major scientific breakthrough decades in the making.

www.energy.gov

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This really might be the "it" moment of our lifetime.

 

[One Brow]

This really might be the "it" moment of our lifetime.

Not while we're alive.

So yeah, pretty important stuff going on here. Didn’t see a thread many calling out the turning point of civilization. Discuss here.

DOE National Laboratory Makes History by Achieving Fusion Ignition

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today announced the achievement of fusion ignition at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)—a major scientific breakthrough decades in the making.

www.energy.gov

The problem (from what I read) is that the laser took 100 times more energy to charge than was used to create the reaction. We're still a long was away.

 

[Jaymz]

Not while we're alive.


The problem (from what I read) is that the laser took 100 times more energy to charge than was used to create the reaction. We're still a long was away.

Nope -
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One of the key ones is that fusion is difficult to kick-start, requiring high temperatures comparable to those in the sun, which create an unusual state of matter known as plasma. These temperatures are achieved by extremely powerful lasers, which typically consume more energy that the fusion generates. This is the crux of NIF’s announcement: For the first time, they produced 50 percent more energy in a fusion experiment than was consumed by the lasers powering it.

What does this mean for the role of fusion in our future energy supply? NIF’s discovery is undoubtedly significant, but much work remains. The amount of energy generated is still tiny, about 0.9 kilowatt-hours (kWh) from around 0.6 kWh input. In comparison, an average American home uses about 900 kWh per month.


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View: https://twitter.com/JavierBlas/status/1602263166502797314

 

[Gameface]

Not while we're alive.


The problem (from what I read) is that the laser took 100 times more energy to charge than was used to create the reaction. We're still a long was away.

You have no idea how long I'm going to live...

 

[LogGrad98]

You have no idea how long I'm going to live...

Uh.....maybe he does.

 

[Douchebag K]

i remember a couple of clowns announced they'd achieved cold fusion in 1989

 

[slc]

This will be another action movie with Keanu Reeves

 

[Hearsky]

i remember a couple of clowns announced they'd achieved cold fusion in 1989

One of the biggest academic fiascos of all-time. The U. lost a lot of academic credibility over that.

 

[Douchebag K]

One of the biggest academic fiascos of all-time. The U. lost a lot of academic credibility over that.

was it ?? can't remember, all i remember was sitting in a chemistry lecture at uni and the lecturer pretty much scoffing at the report