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Net Energy from Fusion Reaction Reached
23:07 - 29:08 (06:00)
The National Ignition Facility (NIF) demonstrated a net energy output from the fusion reaction of an inertial confinement system with an energy output that was 1.1 times the energy input. They compressed the nuclei of deuterium and tritium super fast until hot enough and close enough together to start fusion.
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The National Ignition Facility has demonstrated a net energy output from an inertial confinement fusion reaction, where the energy measured was more than the energy that went into the reaction.
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The National Ignition Facility has demonstrated a net energy output from an inertial confinement fusion reaction, where the energy measured was more than the energy that went into the reaction. Several private technology companies are pursuing different fusion technologies with billions of dollars in funding.
ChapterNet Energy from Fusion Reaction Reached
EpisodeE108: Doxing debate, Nuclear fusion breakthrough, state of the markets & more
PodcastAll-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
The process of building a fusion reactor involves creating a magnetic field to hold the gas in a confined space and heating the hydrogen nuclei until they merge.
27:54 - 29:08 (01:13)
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The process of building a fusion reactor involves creating a magnetic field to hold the gas in a confined space and heating the hydrogen nuclei until they merge. However, even the slightest error in the magnetic field can be catastrophic.