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BSdetect

(9,048 posts) Fri Feb 21, 2020, 10:10 AM Feb 2020

Fusion advance?

https://newatlas.com/energy/hb11-hydrogen-boron-fusion-clean-energy/

Seems very promising indeed.

As usual about 10 years away or more.

If it works as good as they claim surely we could help speed up the development.

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Fusion advance? (Original Post) BSdetect Feb 2020 OP

ALL the scientific challenges? Shermann Feb 2020 #1

That idea is like something AI might come up with. BSdetect Feb 2020 #2

Shermann

(9,008 posts)

1. ALL the scientific challenges?

Reply to BSdetect (Original post)

Sat Feb 22, 2020, 08:04 PM

Feb 2020

It's interesting but the statement about sidestepping ALL the previous scientific obstacles makes me a bit suspicious.

BSdetect

(9,048 posts)

2. That idea is like something AI might come up with.

Reply to Shermann (Reply #1)

Sun Feb 23, 2020, 09:57 AM

Feb 2020

There are real threats to consider if we ever produce unlimited cheap energy.

You can imagine the mess created by idiots using cheap energy to extract gold from any material.

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