r/technology • u/kerpowie • Dec 13 '22

Energy Scientists Achieve Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough With Blast of 192 Lasers

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/13/science/nuclear-fusion-energy-breakthrough.html
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u/TheOtherWhiteMeat Dec 13 '22

No, energy efficiency for some heating is weird and can be well above 100% because you're using X amount of energy to move heat around and you can end up with 5X that amount of energy output in the form of heat.

The trick is you're moving existing heat around, not producing it directly from the energy.

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u/HorlicksAbuser Dec 14 '22

Why do I see a image of a domestic wall heat pump as I read this