A lot of imagines and little concrete in that article.
Fusion power has been just around the corner for 50 years.
You’re right. Reverse engineering that power source on the alien craft wasn’t as easy as they thought.
One company was started by a scientist who was doing fusion research for the government, and got sick of the culture where people milked the grant money for their whole careers while not really doing the most they can to actually bring about fusion. It seems there was a lot of complacency in not getting it done. That is probably gone now, replaced by people who actually want to do something.
“Fusion power has been just around the corner for 50 years.”
Yep. And I’ve got this miracle battery that’s ALMOST ready to manufacture. It’s a 6” cube that weighs 100 pounds, doesn’t require exotic materials, charges in 4 hours, lasts for 20 years without maintenance, holds enough power to run a car for a week and will cost only $1,000.00.
And did I mention it’s almost ready to manufacture? I figure about one more year and the few remaining kinks will be worked out. I’m in the process of gathering investors right now too, you know, if you want in on the deal. A much better deal than some fusion reactor that’s always just around the corner.
The promising thing that I saw in this is that LM is spending their own money on it. Not their usual tactic of bleeding the govt. Very unusual for them. They must want sole and undisputed ownership.
Another thing is that they are a greed driven entity that is ruthless & strong enough to withstand bribery & threats. With trillions of dollars and national economies at risk, concerned parties will bribe or kill people (Ask yourself what would Putin do?). Just sayin...
Yeah. Fusion is the energy source of the future. And it always will be.
Nevertheless I can still hope.