China’s ‘Artificial Sun’ achieves fusion breakthrough

Re:China’s ‘Artificial Sun’ achieves fusion breakthrough by bduerst on Friday November 11, 2016 @09:10AM (#12930720)

Re: 2) it's already working, it's just the energy in isn't less than the energy out yet (but it's constantly getting better).

Harnessing fossil fuels for cheap energy was so revolutionary that it's necessary for almost all aspects of our life. It would be great to do that with hydrogen too.

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Re:China’s ‘Artificial Sun’ achieves fusion breakthrough by gph on Friday November 11, 2016 @09:44AM (#12931005)

I get what your saying, but I wouldn't consider something to be working if it requires more energy in than it produces.

It's not like people are questioning whether we could ever produce a fusion reaction. We're questioning whether it's actually viable as an energy source.

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Re:China’s ‘Artificial Sun’ achieves fusion breakthrough by bduerst on Friday November 11, 2016 @05:09PM (#12934941)

"Not efficient" is a far cry from being "speculative", though.

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