Good article in recent Scientific American regarding commercial fusion. Even if the science is figured out, the requisite technologies are not in place (materials science and mechanical engineering are not advanced enough to develop a durable containment vessel). What we would be left with is a short run very expensive toy demonstrating concept with a casing that is radioactive (in other words no advantage over fission).
Yea, I’m sure we’ll never live long enough to see it become practical.
The main reason I’d like to see it happen is that all the oil in the Middle East would instantly be worth about a tenth as much as it is now. Couldn’t happen to a more deserving group of maniacs.
Please NEVER quote "scientific american" (sic)
It used to be good when the actual researchers wrote the articles, now it is a trivial, POLITICALLY CORRECT in extremis, and totally LIBERAL leftist propaganda organ.
I subscribed to the original for decades. I wouldn't touch the current TIME-NEWSWEEK bastardization for 10 metric tons of element 79...