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Scientists Discover How To Stabilize Plasma In Fusion Reactors

posted by Fnord666 on Monday July 23 2018, @01:03PM   Printer-friendly
from the plasma-conduits dept.

MrPlow writes:

Submitted via IRC for AndyTheAbsurd

Experts were able to simulate the mechanism that stabilizes plasma in fusion reactors. This development could take humankind one step closer to a clean, unlimited source of fusion energy.

So...practical commercial fusion is still 50 years way (just like it's been for the past 60 years), right?

Source: https://www.techtimes.com/articles/232452/20180719/scientists-discover-how-to-stabilize-plasma-in-fusion-reactors.htm

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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday July 23 2018, @01:11PM (4 children)

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Monday July 23 2018, @01:11PM (#711196) Homepage Journal

    Well, that's nice. Let me know when they've managed both theory and practice though.

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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by nitehawk214 on Monday July 23 2018, @04:02PM

    by nitehawk214 (1304) on Monday July 23 2018, @04:02PM (#711279)

    In theory there is no difference between theory and practice; but in practice, there is.

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by bob_super on Monday July 23 2018, @06:10PM (2 children)

    by bob_super (1357) on Monday July 23 2018, @06:10PM (#711357)

    They're pretty optimistic: I saw them herding in the spherical cows.

    • (Score: 3, Funny) by Azuma Hazuki on Monday July 23 2018, @09:19PM (1 child)

      by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Monday July 23 2018, @09:19PM (#711446) Journal

      Those things are a bugger to keep in one place on that perfectly frictionless surface though. And they tend to explode in that perfect vacuum.

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      • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Monday July 23 2018, @09:30PM

        by bob_super (1357) on Monday July 23 2018, @09:30PM (#711452)

        I explained that concept a week ago to my kids, and they kept listening because it's funny to consider catapulting the spherical cows over the wall into the neighbor's trampoline, while discussing whether the neighbor would notice before it's too late (because in a vacuum, no-one will hear them Moo).