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Scientists Discover How To Stabilize Plasma In Fusion Reactors

posted by Fnord666 on Monday July 23 2018, @01:03PM   
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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• Re:fusion racket Re:fusion racket (Score: 4, Touché) by DeathMonkey on Monday July 23 2018, @05:21PM (2 children)

  by DeathMonkey (1380) on Monday July 23 2018, @05:21PM (#711321) Journal

  another AC pretending he's smarter than nuclear physicists

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• Re:fusion racket (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 23 2018, @05:45PM

  by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 23 2018, @05:45PM (#711342)

  Nah it is the fault of all those shady professors trying to game the Big Fusion system for their own little slice of pork belly. /s

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• Re:fusion racket (Score: 1) by khallow on Tuesday July 24 2018, @02:40AM

  by khallow (3766) on Tuesday July 24 2018, @02:40AM (#711533) Journal

  than nuclear physicists

  Who have done what exactly?

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