Existing energy conglomerates (ie, oil and gas) probably send their army of lobbyists around the world to spread FUD about fusion. Thus minimal funding. 🪦

[–] TheWoozy@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Not while fusion is 30 years away. They'll wait until it's closer to 2 years.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Maybe. We all (here) wish fusion power was funded better and understand how useful it could be for humanity if we can make it happen, but ….

yesterday I read about the Stellerator using 3D printed parts
in this thread, someone commented on using ai to drive containment
I’m sure teams must be using the latest materials.

It’s quite possible that we would have always needed the rest of the world to catch up

[–] ours@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

Breakthroughs will bring in investment and then things can accelerate if it ends up viable.

[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's not limitless, you still need fuel. Especially tritium doesn't really occur naturally because of its extremely short half-life, current plans for ITER involve breeding tritium from lithium in the fusion reactor. The closest to limitless power we have is PV.

[–] Gabu@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Tritium is a convenience, not a necessity. If researchers manage to build a functional fusion reactor which captures the energy, we can find substitutes.

[–] TheWoozy@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A reactor that produces enough of its own fuel.... It's starting to sound like a perpetual motion machine.

[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

Read again, there are plans to use lithium instead of tritium, still limited.

[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social -2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

$10 says fusion power also ends up being the cure for Alzheimer's.

[–] Chee_Koala@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

The advancements in magnetic field manipulation will be of great value to the ferrite-infused prostate medicine field! Also: better selfie camera's!