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Companies say they're closing in on nuclear fusion as an energy source. Will it work? (www.npr.org)

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For decades, government scientists have toiled away trying to make nuclear fusion work. Will commercial companies sprint to the finish?

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[–] MushuChupacabra 13 points 11 months ago (7 children)

Most highly sought-after technologies 'take time', and develop in an iterative fashion called 'successive approximation'.

Heckling from the sidelines is what is known as 'being unhelpful'.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It would have been achieved by now if it had more than just token amounts of funding.

[–] MushuChupacabra 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Maybe? In any case, now would be an excellent time to invest heavily in the technology.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I agree now is the next best time to invest. Best time would have been 30 years ago[1]. This is absolutely needed if we want to remain relevant as a species. Fossil fuels will run out and if we aren’t on something sustainable, we’ll never get off this rock.

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