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Environment & Energy

femmedem

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4. Thanks for chiming in. I was hoping you would.

Reply to NNadir (Reply #3)

Sun Dec 11, 2022, 07:00 PM

Dec 2022

Of course, I was hoping you'd say, "This is the breakthrough we've been waiting for!" so I could believe it.

If you're interested, here's a link to an unrolled twitter thread by Nick Hawke, the founder of First Light Fusion, Obviously not an unbiased source, but if you have time and interest I'd love to hear your take.

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1602018412422733825.html

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Financial Times: US scientists boost clean power hopes with fusion energy breakthrough [View all] femmedem Dec 2022 OP

I can't help but to think back to my time in elementary school, when they told us that with Chainfire Dec 2022 #1

I'm reading that there will be a press conference on Tuesday. femmedem Dec 2022 #2

I am a scientist. Don't expect much. n/t. NNadir Dec 2022 #3

Thanks for chiming in. I was hoping you would. femmedem Dec 2022 #4

Eh a breakthrough has to happen eventually qazplm135 Dec 2022 #5

That's not true. hunter Dec 2022 #6

I see no reason that's true qazplm135 Dec 2022 #7

Nearly everyone is doing the later, so it's no "straw man." hunter Dec 2022 #9

So now you think qazplm135 Dec 2022 #10

I'll leave you with a happy thought: hunter Dec 2022 #11

I'll be delighted to rejoice when the process can produce MW outputs for weeks or months . . . hatrack Dec 2022 #8