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To: BenLurkin
.....researchers recorded an energy yield of more than 1.3 megajoules (MJ) during only a few nanoseconds.

That's not saying very much, but I guess it's an encouraging milestone, even if for such a brief nano-moment.

3 posted on 08/13/2022 1:04:55 PM PDT by jimtorr
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To: jimtorr

One kilowatt-hour of electricity is 3.6 megajoules.

One million joules is approximately the kinetic energy of a one metric ton vehicle moving at 161 km/h (100 mph).

But it occurred in a nanosecond. That’s... wow.


16 posted on 08/13/2022 1:12:33 PM PDT by rarestia (“A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.” -Hamilton)
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To: jimtorr

somehow i don’t think a few nanoseconds is long enough to exceed the amount of energy used to start the reaction ...


31 posted on 08/13/2022 1:36:38 PM PDT by catnipman (In a post-covid world, ALL "science" is now political science: stolen elections have consequences)
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To: jimtorr

50 quadrillion watts for 90 trillionths of a second.


34 posted on 08/13/2022 1:42:47 PM PDT by Chad_the_Impaler
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To: jimtorr

It’s a flash in a pan.


35 posted on 08/13/2022 1:43:32 PM PDT by Jonty30 (Some men want to watch the world burn. It is they that want you to buy an electric car.)
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To: jimtorr

Think I should keep my power buster generator to take over after a few nano-seconds of power?


53 posted on 08/13/2022 3:00:46 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Biden not only suffers fools and criminals, he appoints them to positions of responsibility. )
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To: jimtorr

May not seem like much to you but it is a huge milestone


56 posted on 08/13/2022 3:22:10 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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