Every story and comment from the Hacker News API, in a layout borrowed from 2001.
A comment on Nuclear physicist explains why fusion ignition is hailed as a major breakthrough. Parent comment
The way to capture the energy and make it into electricity was studied here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_Inertial_Fusion_Energy
But it had been premature before they achieved ignition. You don’t build a boiler before you even have been able to spark a flame.
There are no comments on this comment yet.
The way to capture the energy and make it into electricity was studied here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_Inertial_Fusion_Energy
But it had been premature before they achieved ignition. You don’t build a boiler before you even have been able to spark a flame.