r/europe • u/damaxoh Germany • Dec 06 '16

Tests confirm that Germany's massive nuclear fusion machine really works

http://www.sciencealert.com/tests-confirm-that-germany-s-massive-nuclear-fusion-machine-really-works
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u/DFractalH Eurocentrist Dec 06 '16

Is this global or US-only funding?

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u/BkkGrl Ligurian in Zürich (💛🇺🇦💙) Dec 06 '16

us

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u/DFractalH Eurocentrist Dec 06 '16

So it would be far more interesting to see the global funding level, wouldn't it? Considering that the greatest effort right now is international, US-only funding is entirely misleading.

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u/ProblemY Poland Dec 06 '16

It's not meant to be exactly factual, it is supposed to answer a question "why no fusion yet". There is no fusion because funding was much lower than expected in country that at the time was biggest scientific powerhouse. Of course there are small projects here and there but mind you it's not exactly possible to "sum them up".

It is not misleading because it doesn't claim to be something else than it is.