If I remember well, the US approach to nuclear fusion consists in focusing a spherical array of blue lasers at a metal core at the center of the setup (not quite sure if its iron though...), while the european approach is plasma circulating at high velocity around a circular(?) path, controlled by a strong magnetic field.
Now, both approaches have their drawbacks and their advantages (Wasnt there a statistic like the US laser setup drags about 1/9th of the US's power supply while actually functioning? effectively dimming every lightbulb in america) the implications of the "european" plasma coming in contact with its container are not all that rosy either...
which of the methods would you opt for, or which of the methods do you think will succeed in the (near) future?
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If I remember well, the US approach to nuclear fusion consists in focusing a spherical array of blue lasers at a metal core at the center of the setup (not quite sure if its iron though...), while the european approach is plasma circulating at high velocity around a circular(?) path, controlled by a strong magnetic field.
Now, both approaches have their drawbacks and their advantages (Wasnt there a statistic like the US laser setup drags about 1/9th of the US's power supply while actually functioning? effectively dimming every lightbulb in america)
the implications of the "european" plasma coming in contact with its container are not all that rosy either...
which of the methods would you opt for, or which of the methods do you think will succeed in the (near) future?