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

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: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 23 2018, @03:28PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 23 2018, @03:28PM (#711265)

    Size is not problem, gravity is. All you need is a small black hole in a box, supply hydrogen into the box, and fusion will be sustained near black hole's event horizon.

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  • (Score: 2) by legont on Tuesday July 24 2018, @02:16AM

    by legont (4179) on Tuesday July 24 2018, @02:16AM (#711516)

    Creating a black hole is not a problem either. Keeping a *stable* one of reasonable size is.

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