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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?
(Score: 4, Informative) by PiMuNu on Monday July 23 2018, @02:52PM
On a related note, I saw an interesting presentation about cost models for different high field magnets recently (for FCC).
https://indico.cern.ch/event/686555/contributions/2962534/attachments/1681487/2701640/Magnet_design_studies.pdf [indico.cern.ch]