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ABCtech #10 12FEB14 Monitoring the Status of Fusion Energy
Broad New York Times - February 12th Two experiments in which hydrogen fusion generated more energy than had been put into the hydrogen succeeded, an advance that revives optimism in thermonuclear fus
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ABCtech #10 12FEB14 Monitoring the Status of Fusion Energy
Giant Laser Complex Makes Fusion Advance, Finally
By Kenneth Chang and William J. Broad New York Times – February 12th
Two experiments in which hydrogen fusion generated more energy than had been put into the hydrogen succeeded, an advance that revives optimism in thermonuclear fusion.
Fusion Advance Demonstrates Value of Long-Haul Energy Research
By Andrew C. Revkin New York Times – February 12th
Photo – Dr. Eddie Dewald
When capsules like this one were blasted by 192 lasers, the hydrogen inside was compressed, releasing a burst of energy.
Some readers may recall a pair of 2012 posts weighing the value of seemingly never-ending research on fusion as a source of usable energy: “In Defense of Sustained
Research on Fusion” and “With Tight Research Budgets, Is There Room for the
Eternal Promise of Fusion?”
Nuclear fusion hits energy milestone
By Emily Chung
CBC News – February 12th
