Nuclear fusion: new record brings dream of clean energy closer

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68233330

Nuclear fusion still remains a long way off but brings the world one step closer to endless clean energy.

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JoMomma@lemm.ee · 16 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Like a mirage, always 5 years in the future...

rammer@sopuli.xyz · 7 pts · 2y

But it is coming closer. 40 years ago it was 20 years in the future.

Drunemeton@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Or good 3D movies!

Diplomjodler@feddit.de · 4 pts · 2y (6 replies)

We have clean energy already and it's available today.

Warl0k3@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Sorry, I'm not trying to be as confrontational as this sounds: do you mean that we should stop research into other avenues of clean power generation because we've figured out some different methods?

Diplomjodler@feddit.de · 5 pts · 2y

Not at all. It's a fascinating topic and i really hope they get it to work some day. But fusion and also nuclear energy are often touted as a solution for climate change. Which both very much are not.

Fades@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (3 replies)

we have achieved something so no need to keep trying to achieve something greater!

???

Diplomjodler@feddit.de · 1 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Nice straw man, pal. That's not what I said at all.

HeartyBeast@kbin.social · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

It could easily be interpreted that way

Diplomjodler@feddit.de · 1 pts · 2y

If you say "X brings the dream of Y closer" you imply that Y doesn't exist. I just pointed out that that's not correct. The BBC article isn't actually bad but that title is dumb.

Immersive_Matthew@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y

This race reminds me of the blue diod race.