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US scientists achieve net energy gain for second time in a fusion reaction
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 07 Aug 2023
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And the whole point of my comment is that people shouldn't be wetting their pants thinking that fusion is right around the corner. This is just further proof of concept and does nothing to actually advance fusion power.
It's research research advances technology that's how it works you don't get big huge exciting developments most of the time you get iterative development if you want big and exciting well that's not sciences job it's not there to entertain you. I don't know what you want.
Only appreciating the big flashy outcomes of science is exactly how you end up with no science funding. Iterating and improving something is important work that should be applauded.