MIT Scientists: Nuclear Fusion Energy Could Be Closer Than Thought

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[Phlap]

Closer than who thought? It has always been and will always be only 93,000,000 miles away.

[fuzzylogic]

...in reality, only 20 years away!

...perpetually.

[catnipman]

“MIT Scientists: Nuclear Fusion Energy Could Be Closer Than Thought”

like clockwork at least every five years: “Nuclear fusion power plants are just around the corner” ... just like miracle battery claims ...

[1Old Pro]

like clockwork at least every five years: “Nuclear fusion power plants are just around the corner” ... just like miracle battery claims …

Free beer tomorrow.

[sphinx]

We will know that safe, affordable, unlimited fusion reactors are within reach when the environmental community starts agitating against them.

[Nifster]

Just another ten years away.....

[Reeses]

A containment failure could be fun. Hope I’m wrong about that.

If you thought meltdowns were fun, wait until you see a fusion reactor go supernova.

[DEPcom]

“I’ve heard this for half a century now.”

I have to wonder how many centuries did man talk about flying before the airplane was invented.

[Steven Tyler]

All Out Crazy promises the world will end before This fusion thingy happens.

All Out Crazy is smarter than all scientists
I trust All Out Crazy, because she has nice hooters

[angmo]

LOL!

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

I do miss him also and the hailstorm that always followed.

[ontap]

I’m 73 years old....when I was in elementary school I remember the claims that electricity produced this way would “be to cheap to meter”!!!!

[karnage]

Yes, this has been making periodic headlines for decades.

And nothing but those headlines...

[FatherofFive]

I am 66. I have been reading that fusion was just around the corner for most of my life.

I worked at Ebasco in the 80’s, which was the contractor building the Tokamak fusion test reactor at Princeton. Interesting stuff. Tomorrow is always a day away.

[backwoods-engineer]

Came here to say the same thing.

[backwoods-engineer]

Um, nuclear fusion doesn’t produce radioactive waste like fission does.

[Arlis]

Here is article - please read thoroughly before commenting:

https://thebulletin.org/2018/02/iter-is-a-showcase-for-the-drawbacks-of-fusion-energy/#

[backwoods-engineer]

All hoaxes or self-deception...

[backwoods-engineer]

Farnsworth Fusors have been around almost a century. So, yes, a strong electromagnetic field can induce fusion. But at a net NEGATIVE energy output. They’re great for making fast neutrons on demand, though.

[backwoods-engineer]

What? If a fusion reactor loses plasma, the reaction just stops.