Thursday, February 13, 2014

U.S. scientists achieve 'turning point' in fusion energy quest

U.S. scientists achieve 'turning point' in fusion energy quest

Wed Feb 12, 2014 1:00pm EST

By Will Dunham
WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - U.S. scientists announced on Wednesday an important milestone in the costly, decades-old quest to develop fusion energy, which, if harnessed successfully, promises a nearly inexhaustible energy source for future generations.
For the first time, experiments have produced more energy from fusion reactions than the amount of energy put into the fusion fuel, scientists at the federally funded Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California said.
The researchers, led by physicist Omar Hurricane, described the achievement as important but said much more work is needed before fusion can become a viable energy source. They noted that did not produce self-heating nuclear fusion, known as ignition, that would be needed for any fusion power plant.
Researchers have faced daunting scientific and engineering challenges in trying to develop nuclear fusion - the process that powers stars including our sun - for use by humankind.
"Really for the first time anywhere, we've gotten more energy out of this fuel than was put into the fuel. And that's quite unique. And that's kind of a major turning point, in a lot of our minds," Hurricane told reporters.
"I think a lot of people are jazzed."
Link to full article http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/12/science-fusion-idUSL2N0LF16020140212

Let's keep an open mind because there has to be a better way in almost aspect of life..
Think Uncubed..

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