The US National Ignition Facility has achieved even higher energy yields since breaking even for the first time in 2022, but a practical fusion reactor is still a long way off
  • Chemical WonkaEnglish
    73·
    9 months ago

    I hope it is not too late for the dawn of this new technology

    • frezik@midwest.social
      61·
      9 months ago

      If there was a working lab design with constant, net positive output announced tomorrow, then it would take ten years before we saw a commercialized version.

      Still worth pursuing, but it’s not going to be our savior.

      • intensely_human@lemm.ee
        14·
        9 months ago

        To need a savior we would need saving.

        If you look at the UN predictions on climate change it’s gonna alter like 2% of our world, slowing us down slightly. It’s not going to kill us.