Ignition: Researchers have reportedly made a breakthrough in the quest to unlock a “near-limitless, safe, clean” source of energy: they have got more energy out of a nuclear fusion reaction than they put in. - Upgoat

Ignition: Researchers have reportedly made a breakthrough in the quest to unlock a “near-limitless, safe, clean” source of energy: they have got more energy out of a nuclear fusion reaction than they put in.
submitted by paul_neri to technology 2.4 yearsDec 12, 2022 19:35:59 ago (+4/-3) (www.theguardian.com)
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/12/breakthrough-in-nuclear-fusion-could-mean-near-limitless-energy

[ - ] observation1 5 points 2.4 yearsDec 12, 2022 19:43:56 ago (+5/-0)

researchers have managed to release 2.5 MJ of energy after using just 2.1 MJ to heat the fuel with lasers

Interesting. Well, let me just keep just keep reading......

And there is another point: the positive energy gain reported ignores the 500MJ of energy that was put into the lasers themselves.

Wait, what?

[ + ] MasklessTheGreat

[ - ] MasklessTheGreat 2 points 2.4 yearsDec 12, 2022 21:11:07 ago (+2/-0)

The logic behind this shit sounds very similar to the fucking “electric cars are zero emissions” logic.

[ + ] AmalekTheZOG

[ - ] AmalekTheZOG 0 points 2.4 yearsDec 12, 2022 19:58:52 ago (+0/-0)

Niggers don't math so good.

[ + ] chrimony

[ - ] chrimony 0 points 2.4 yearsDec 13, 2022 09:05:39 ago (+0/-0)

Ignoring input energy is a standard deceit in the fusion industry to generate positive press and get more research dollars, but they've outdone themselves here. They explicitly claim they account for the input energy, then later on in the fine print tell you they ignore the first step. Orwellian double speak.

[ - ] DukeofRaul 2 points 2.4 yearsDec 12, 2022 20:01:23 ago (+2/-0)

Cold fusion is fake and gay and they have perioidically said theyve solved it numorous times since the 70s

[ + ] chrimony

[ - ] chrimony 0 points 2.4 yearsDec 13, 2022 09:07:40 ago (+0/-0)

This is hot fusion. But it's still fake and gay, because as observation1 points out in another comment, they ignore the energy they use to power the lasers.

[ - ] ghetto_shitlord 1 point 2.4 yearsDec 12, 2022 20:14:54 ago (+1/-0)

Fusion... HA!

[ - ] AntiPostmodernist 1 point 2.4 yearsDec 12, 2022 20:01:25 ago (+1/-0)

cold fusion all over again?

[ - ] Not_a_redfugee 1 point 2.4 yearsDec 12, 2022 19:39:15 ago (+1/-0)

Yeah that'll never ever happen on any kind scale other than in a lab environment or something, I bet.

[ + ] ghetto_shitlord

[ - ] ghetto_shitlord 2 points 2.4 yearsDec 12, 2022 20:16:59 ago (+2/-0)

The ITER project would like a word.

When did we get so pessimistic? It's not impossible, it's we haven't learned how to yet.

[ + ] paul_neri

[ - ] paul_neri [op] 0 points 2.4 yearsDec 12, 2022 19:47:59 ago (+0/-0)

enuf wif dem negative vibes!