• Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
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    8 days ago

    Cool, but I am more excited about the French maintaining a fusion reaction for over twenty minutes.

    • Aux@feddit.ukBanned from community
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      8 days ago

      Maintaining fusion reaction is not news. The main issue right now is material science to make reactors last and be efficient at the same time. Because well known materials today either last but poison the reaction, or fade away quickly.

        • HubertManne@piefed.social
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          8 days ago

          yeah the amount of time has really been climbing fast an that to me is what is huge. Went from seconds to minutes and I think measuring in hours is not far away.