Streamlined Nuclear Fusion Reactors Now Possible With Major Breakthrough
23rd August 2019
While some researchers theorise that nuclear fusion is just around the corner, we have yet to see a reactor that can successfully recreate the power of the sun for any useful length of time. However, a physicist at the US Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) has developed a mathematical technique that simplifies the design of complex magnetic coils within the twisty machines that house fusion reactions.
Using this new technique, these machines, referred to as stellarators, could be made significantly cheaper, which would potentially bring nuclear fusion within closer reach.
August 23rd, 2019 at 11:37
…just around the corner…?
Can I borrow one for the weekend?
Also, I do not want one made by Tesla.