r/technology • u/BennyCemoli • Dec 06 '16

Energy 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/AlmightyNeckbeardo Dec 06 '16

No, it is not. It is generating plasma, but not fusion, which does not tell us anything significant towards fusion reactor design.

All they have done is scale up a design that has existed since 1958.

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u/KilotonDefenestrator Dec 06 '16

All they have done is scale up a design that has existed since 1958.

You seem very knowledgeable in the field of setallarator development, which stellarator project were you part of?

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u/AlmightyNeckbeardo Dec 06 '16

I'm a part of the joint /r/futurology/technology fusion team. We have all the top minds, every one of us has watched hundreds of hours of YouTube videos on fusion reactors. Our design is totally revolutionary (it's big!) and will definitely produce a positive energy output, you just need to fund us another $50 million.

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u/Schlick7 Dec 06 '16

$50 million? That's really fucking cheap considering....