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Originally Posted by FlameOn
Sandia National Labs has made a breakthrough in fusion. Using a technique called Magnetized Linear Inertial Fusion, they've generated fusion energy releases up to 1000 times higher than the input energy applied to the fuel.
Hopefully this puts cuts the 20-30 year time frame scientists are always quoting for fusion economic viability.
https://share.sandia.gov/news/resour...uclear_fusion/ |
I believe Lawrencetown Physics has also had some breakthroughs for plasma temperature and actually have enough proof to get the work published in a refereed journal (Eric Lerner is a bit of an outsider so this is a big deal for them). Importantly the temperatures reached are theoretically enough to ignite Boron-11 fuel.
Rumblings are that the secretive Trialpha have also had some recent successes.