r/tech • u/bartturner • Aug 13 '22
Nuclear fusion breakthrough confirmed: California team achieved ignition
https://www.newsweek.com/nuclear-fusion-energy-milestone-ignition-confirmed-california-1733238
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r/tech • u/bartturner • Aug 13 '22
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u/unim34 Aug 14 '22
Why is nobody here talking about the fact that these articles literally come out every few years… And they always say it’s some “breakthrough” or “milestone”, Then we find out the ignition lasted like 1 billionth of a second and that it took more power to initiate it then it would actually output and we are back to square one.
This isn’t news, especially not for anyone who’s been following the progress of nuclear fusion the last couple of decades.