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Sandia Labs Takes First Steps Toward Fusion

Posted by timothy on from the will-it-fit-in-a-95-escort-wagon dept.

robosmall writes "Sandia Labs has successfully demostrated the emission of neutrons (a side effect of thermonuclear fusion) from a BB-sized capsule of deuterium using using their venerable Z-Machine (eye-candy!). With this achievement they enter the race to create sustained fusion reactions."

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  1. holy shit! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    now i dont fell so bad about my 5 digit tax bill, fuck social security, gimme fusion.

  2. Nay sayers by boomgopher · · Score: -1, Troll

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  3. First? by nakaduct · · Score: -1, Troll
    "Sandia Labs has successfully demostrated the emission of neutrons (a side effect of thermonuclear fusion) from a BB-sized capsule of deuterium using using their venerable Z-Machine (eye-candy!)...


    Well, whooptee-doo. Ever heard of a little thing called the AMD Sledgehammer? It's a BB-sized capsule of silicon that not only emits neutrons but also kicks fucking ass at floating-point calculations!

    It must be a budget year.
  4. Re:Can't Stress This Enough... by olePigeon+(Wik) · · Score: 0, Troll

    I finally feel, for the first time in my 28 years, that humanity is actually doing something DIFFERENT and NEW, as opposed to slapping a rev 27 on an old idea. I assume you mean after this war on Iraq (oh, and Syria... and Iran.) Then hummanity will actually do something different. No, really. We will. This is the last war that includes ownership of oil fields, seriously.

  5. Mirror by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Here is a mirror, because it's slashdotted.

  6. If CorpGovMedia controls it, it will be expensive by cryofan2 · · Score: 0, Troll
    Not really. As long as CorpGovMedia has control of the power, it will be as expensive as they can make it. How can expensive can they make? As expensive as oil.


    As long as we abdicate control of our own govt to corporate forces, why should it be otherwise?

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  7. Re:If CorpGovMedia controls it, it will be expensi by amRadioHed · · Score: 0, Troll

    I really doubt that they could make fusion generated power as expensive as oil for one obvious reason: competition. There is very little competition in the oil supply market because the nations that are blessed with huge oil reserves would have it no other way. There is no way that a similiar fusion cartel could be created because anyone can make their own reactor once the technology is mature enough.

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