The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility achieved the feat using lasers to fuse two atoms
  • quicksand@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    I wouldn’t say never, but you’re right that we should measure the system based on it’s output once it starts running. The important thing is to prove that the concept can be net positive. If you can get a long enough life out of it then the manufacturing impacts are negligible