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48 seconds. I predict a glut of helium. balloons for everyone

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[–] Gabu@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

There are fusion reactor designs (most hypothetical, but some physical) which use magnetic interactions to capture the energy as electricity. The issue is that it's orders of magnitude more complex to do, even if it increases efficiency.