Boffins duplicate their fusion experiments

Stefan Mileschin · 8th August 2023, 09:50

Nothing went boom so that is a good thing

US government scientists have achieved net energy gain in a fusion reaction for the second time, bringing the dream of limitless, zero-carbon power closer.

In a statement, NIF boffins said that on July 30, they repeated the ignition process and got the motor ticking over. They did not rev it up.

The improved result at NIF, coming "only eight months" after the initial breakthrough, was a further sign that the pace of progress was increasing, said one of the people with knowledge of the results.

The result was that they managed to get more power out than they put in. Which is an encouraging sign for those who want fusion.

Although many scientists believe fusion power stations are still decades away, the technology's potential is hard to ignore. Fusion reactions emit no carbon, produce no long-lived radioactive waste and a small cup of hydrogen fuel could power a house for hundreds of years.

https://fudzilla.com/news/57371-boff...on-experiments

8th August 2023, 09:50	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 153,575	Boffins duplicate their fusion experiments Nothing went boom so that is a good thing US government scientists have achieved net energy gain in a fusion reaction for the second time, bringing the dream of limitless, zero-carbon power closer. In a statement, NIF boffins said that on July 30, they repeated the ignition process and got the motor ticking over. They did not rev it up. The improved result at NIF, coming "only eight months" after the initial breakthrough, was a further sign that the pace of progress was increasing, said one of the people with knowledge of the results. The result was that they managed to get more power out than they put in. Which is an encouraging sign for those who want fusion. Although many scientists believe fusion power stations are still decades away, the technology's potential is hard to ignore. Fusion reactions emit no carbon, produce no long-lived radioactive waste and a small cup of hydrogen fuel could power a house for hundreds of years. https://fudzilla.com/news/57371-boff...on-experiments

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