[Righty1]

I thought that the "holy grail" was unified field theory. I regard simple fusion as the "philosophers' stone".

[DallasMike]

I regard simple fusion as the "philosophers' stone".

I see it as something more like The Big Enchilada, with a little El Dorado thrown in for good measure.

[Dan Day]

I thought that the "holy grail" was unified field theory. I regard simple fusion as the "philosophers' stone".

An even *bigger* "holy grail" would be to discover a way to get around the law of conservation of energy (okay, "mass-energy"), thus getting "free" energy out of "nothing".

But portable fusion would be stunning.