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Shooting the way to fusion energy...Super high-velocity projectiles might ultimately beat lasers in the race to achieve practical fusion energy
Asia Times ^
| DECEMBER 18, 2023
| By JONATHAN TENNENBAUM
Posted on 01/18/2024 7:25:14 PM PST by Red Badger
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To: SunkenCiv
Con-Fusion Ping!...................
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posted on
01/18/2024 7:26:02 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
Shoot two pellets at each other at half the speed each?
To: Red Badger
They got a guy in a white lab coat and an old skinny professor-looking dude.
It'll be a BIG success!
(in 50 years or so)
To: Red Badger; All
As my plasma physics prof would fusion power is 20 years away and always will be!
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posted on
01/18/2024 7:40:52 PM PST
by
Reily
(!!)
To: Red Badger
My understanding is that the laser fusion process is purely experimental. They are rapidly getting better. The federal lab in california is not only getting higher yields but they are able to shorten the time between each test. Its very exciting. But the laser fusion process does not have a way to commercialization like the private companies latest iterations of the tokamaks. the tokamak companies have been springing up like weeds all over the world—but especially in north america. It appears that a convergence of several technologies have accelerated their development. The real tell is that private money has come into the space to the tune of over 7 billion dollars. One fusion company in Washington has signed a contract with microsoft to provide electricity via fusion in 2020. Another fusion company in Massachusetts has broken ground for the their first fusion reactor.
I’m happy to be corrected if my understanding is wrong.
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posted on
01/18/2024 8:29:45 PM PST
by
ckilmer
To: Red Badger
I bet BFG doesn’t stand for Big Friendly Gun...
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posted on
01/18/2024 8:34:03 PM PST
by
null and void
(I identify as a conspiracy theorist. My personal pronouns are told/you/so.)
To: Red Badger
"Big Friendly Gun". Presumably with the acronym "BFG".
I can guarantee you that "BFG" originally stood for something a little more profane. LOL
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posted on
01/18/2024 8:36:16 PM PST
by
dayglored
(Strange Women Lying In Ponds Distributing Swords! Arthur Pendragon in 2024)
To: null and void
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posted on
01/18/2024 8:36:58 PM PST
by
dayglored
(Strange Women Lying In Ponds Distributing Swords! Arthur Pendragon in 2024)
To: dayglored
Ya gotta get up mighty early...
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posted on
01/18/2024 8:40:10 PM PST
by
null and void
(I identify as a conspiracy theorist. My personal pronouns are told/you/so.)
To: dayglored
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posted on
01/18/2024 8:43:02 PM PST
by
null and void
(I identify as a conspiracy theorist. My personal pronouns are told/you/so.)
To: Reily
“Everything is impossible until someone does it.” Robert Heinlein............
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posted on
01/18/2024 8:46:12 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: null and void
Ah yes I remember reading that one. We all get nicked some time or another.
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posted on
01/18/2024 8:53:28 PM PST
by
dayglored
(Strange Women Lying In Ponds Distributing Swords! Arthur Pendragon in 2024)
To: Brian Griffin
The theory behind fusion is really simple. Here is an oversimplification: Take two Hydrogen atoms and squeeze them together until they form a Helium atom and give off the excess energy as heat. Stars do it with massive amounts of gravity from the massive amount of Hydrogen they contain. Scientists don't have the luxury of massive amounts of gravity so they try to achieve the same thing using magnetism, or high voltage, kinetic energy or explosive energy. Hydrogen atoms do not want to change into Helium atoms. They will resist that change with all their atomic might. Now Scientists in several countries have achieved fusion reactions on a grand scale, the 'Hydrogen Bomb'('H' Bomb). This reaction requires a Fission ('A' Bomb) bomb to get it started, and it releases a lot of energy:
Wiki: In May 2023, the United States Department of Energy (DOE) provided a grant of $46 million to eight companies across seven states to support fusion power plant design and research efforts. This funding, under the Milestone-Based Fusion Development Program, aligns with objectives to demonstrate pilot-scale fusion within a decade and to develop fusion as a carbon-neutral energy source by 2050. The granted companies are tasked with addressing the scientific and technical challenges to create viable fusion pilot plant designs in the next 5-10 years. The recipient firms include Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Focused Energy Inc., Princeton Stellarators Inc., Realta Fusion Inc., Tokamak Energy Inc., Type One Energy Group, Xcimer Energy Inc., and Zap Energy Inc.[263]
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posted on
01/18/2024 9:06:50 PM PST
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Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger; 6SJ7; AdmSmith; AFPhys; Arkinsaw; allmost; aristotleman; autumnraine; bajabaja; ...
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posted on
01/18/2024 10:21:26 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
01/18/2024 10:23:34 PM PST
by
freedomjusticeruleoflaw
(Strange that a man with his wealth would have to resort to prostitution.)
To: who_would_fardels_bear
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posted on
01/18/2024 10:24:36 PM PST
by
freedomjusticeruleoflaw
(Strange that a man with his wealth would have to resort to prostitution.)
To: ckilmer
Your understanding is wrong. The big problem is fuel. He3 is needed to make fusion work. It’s on the moon. It would make more sense to acquire the fuel first, then figure out how to do it. The reason they don’t acquire the needed fuel? It’s on the moon.
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posted on
01/18/2024 10:27:20 PM PST
by
freedomjusticeruleoflaw
(Strange that a man with his wealth would have to resort to prostitution.)
To: Red Badger
Heinlein is my hero. He would say, “Why the frig are we smashing atoms when we can split them 100 times easier?”
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posted on
01/18/2024 10:29:16 PM PST
by
freedomjusticeruleoflaw
(Strange that a man with his wealth would have to resort to prostitution.)
To: Reily
Fusion is actually 200 years away and also probably always will be. People just REFUSE to see the problems with it.
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posted on
01/18/2024 10:30:40 PM PST
by
freedomjusticeruleoflaw
(Strange that a man with his wealth would have to resort to prostitution.)
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