The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility achieved the feat using lasers to fuse two atoms

US scientists achieve net energy gain for second time in a fusion reaction::The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility achieved the feat using lasers to fuse two atoms

  • ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶English
    11•2 years ago

    How ‘Net’ are we talking here?

    I remember one video, maybe from Tom Scott or Thunderf00t or Veritasium that explained that the term ‘net energy gain’ in fusion reactors was being used a little too flexibly and when you look at the larger picture it’s actually like -50% gain.

    • NioxicEnglish
      1•2 years ago

      “Final results are still being analyzed”