Eldorado Posted February 9, 2022 #1 Share Posted February 9, 2022 European scientists say they have made a major breakthrough in their quest to develop practical nuclear fusion - the energy process that powers the stars. The UK-based JET laboratory has smashed its own world record for the amount of energy it can extract by squeezing together two forms of hydrogen. If nuclear fusion can be successfully recreated on Earth it holds out the potential of virtually unlimited supplies of low-carbon, low-radiation energy. The experiments produced 59 megajoules of energy over five seconds (11 megawatts of power). This is more than double what was achieved in similar tests back in 1997. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60312633 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the frog Posted February 9, 2022 #2 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Unlimited doesn't exist... but it still quite exciting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twin Posted February 10, 2022 #3 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Unlimited cheap fuel dose not equate to lower electric bills. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted February 10, 2022 #4 Share Posted February 10, 2022 (edited) ... Edited February 10, 2022 by pallidin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted February 10, 2022 #5 Share Posted February 10, 2022 I wonder if we needed to develop this to win a war if it would have been done decades ago? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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