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Re:Tencent-Backed UK Startup First Light Achieves Nuclear Fu... by shapefrog on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @05:02AM (#30916788)
Q predicted this?
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Re:Tencent-Backed UK Startup First Light Achieves Nuclear Fu... by ArnoVW on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @05:19AM (#30916892)
to quote Wikipedia:

A fusion energy gain factor, usually expressed with the symbol Q, is the ratio of fusion power produced in a nuclear fusion reactor to the power required to maintain the plasma in steady state. The condition of Q = 1, when the power being released by the fusion reactions is equal to the required heating power, is referred to as breakeven, or in some sources, scientific breakeven.

TL;DR: high Q = free unlimited energy!!!! low Q = "fusion is 30 years away"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusion_energy_gain_factor

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Re:Tencent-Backed UK Startup First Light Achieves Nuclear Fu... by thwoawayyowser on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @06:15AM (#30917208)
And undefined Q = "Let's get some press before our next funding round" /s
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Re:Tencent-Backed UK Startup First Light Achieves Nuclear Fu... by justsomehnguy on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @07:12PM (#30926344)
> TL;DR: high Q = free unlimited energy!!!! low Q = "fusion is 30 years away"

The real LPT is always in the comments.

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Re:Tencent-Backed UK Startup First Light Achieves Nuclear Fu... by MrWiffles on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @06:59AM (#30917452)
No, but he’s always watching. The trial never ends…
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