Nuclear fusion breakthrough: "Holy grail" is closer to reality

Daily Mail (via MSN.com) ^ | 01 June 2023 | Jonathan Chadwick

[zeestephen]

A British team has reported hitting a major milestone...heating a nuclear reactor to the "magic figure" of 100 million degrees Celsius...The British company achieved the milestone using a "spherical tokamak" called ST40...Due to its design, the ST40 is "compact" – less than three feet across – and reaches around 13 feet in height.

[zeestephen]

Only 10 more years!

[E. Pluribus Unum]

We’ll have flying cars first.

[dfwgator]

[NWFree]

That’s what they said last time

[Jeff Chandler]

In other news, a cure for cancer is “just around the corner”.

[ConservativeInPA]

Which is going to happen first, commercial nuclear fusion or the death of Mother Gaia from climate change?

[dfwgator]

Fusion is the future, and always will be.

[SgtHooper]

“...heating a nuclear reactor to the “magic figure” of 100 million degrees Celsius.”

I did not read the article. These high temps are nothing new, when attained in fractions of seconds. Still, a long way to go. Might be good for lighting a cigar.

[GingisK]

I’m hoping that they create a black hole that swallows the damn planet.

[Yo-Yo]

Only 10 more years!

But it's closer to reality, so only 7 more years!

[MtnClimber]

The left will shut it down if it threatens their energy rationing plans.

[Ezekiel]

A British team has reported hitting a major milestone...

Crazy drunk drivers.

Zero Milestone

[wally_bert]

The flying car I would want.

https://youtu.be/cYW4z6M9q2o

[TexasGator]

“I did not read the article.”

I did read the article.

[teeman8r]

and to explain it all is our new cold fusion czar, Kamala Harris

[dfwgator]

[blackdog]

This again?

Free beer next week (Bud Light)

[plain talk]

“I’m hoping that they create a black hole that swallows the damn planet.”

I’m not hoping for that.

[plain talk]

Cool stuff. Probably take another 50 years or so but what an amazing power source some day.

[sauropod]

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