US Department of Energy: Fusion Ignition Achieved
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#2I don't know about everyone else, but I'm taking this particular moment just to swell with pride and excitement for this achievement by science and forget about the details of how much more needs to be done to create the first power plant. I'm remembering when I first learned about fusion energy development, how distant and unfeasible it seemed, and regardless of how long the road ahead still is it's incredible how far we've come.
Happy Ignition Day everyone. I can hardly believe we really made it here.
Re: US Department of Energy: Fusion Ignition Achieved
#3I don't know about everyone else, but I'm taking this particular moment just to swell with pride and excitement for this achievement by science and forget about the details of how much more needs to be done to create the first power plant. I'm remembering when I first learned about fusion energy development, how distant and unfeasible it seemed, and regardless of how long the road ahead still is it's incredible how f…
I guess December 5th was Ignition Day and we didn't know it?
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#4It's a big deal, it will change the way people live. Hopefully it also help to eliminate wars, the war for the natural resources and land.
Re: US Department of Energy: Fusion Ignition Achieved
#5I don't know about everyone else, but I'm taking this particular moment just to swell with pride and excitement for this achievement by science and forget about the details of how much more needs to be done to create the first power plant. I'm remembering when I first learned about fusion energy development, how distant and unfeasible it seemed, and regardless of how long the road ahead still is it's incredible how f…
What about this: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2333346-ignition-confir...
Allegedly ignition was achieved a year ago. How is this different?
Re: US Department of Energy: Fusion Ignition Achieved
#6I don't know about everyone else, but I'm taking this particular moment just to swell with pride and excitement for this achievement by science and forget about the details of how much more needs to be done to create the first power plant. I'm remembering when I first learned about fusion energy development, how distant and unfeasible it seemed, and regardless of how long the road ahead still is it's incredible how f…
What about this: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2333346-ignition-confir... Allegedly ignition was achieved a year ago. How is this different?
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-04440-7
> In August 2021, NIF scientists announced that they had used their high-powered laser device to achieve a record reaction that crossed a critical threshold on the path to ignition, but efforts to replicate that experiment, or shot, in the following months fell short.
Fluke or measurement error, it seems.
Re: US Department of Energy: Fusion Ignition Achieved
#7It's a big deal, it will change the way people live. Hopefully it also help to eliminate wars, the war for the natural resources and land.
Maybe. Fusion energy might be more expensive than current forms or has undesirable yet to be known side effects.
People said the same of nuclear and here we are.
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#8Am I reading it correctly that they achieved a ~53% output of energy over input?
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#9Every breakthroughs starts from government (people) funded initiatives, congrats to everyone involved, a future without the need to generate selfish profit is at reach!
Re: US Department of Energy: Fusion Ignition Achieved
#10Am I reading it correctly that they achieved a ~53% output of energy over input?
2.05 MJ in, 3.15 MJ out.
That's amazing.