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Companies say they're closing in on nuclear fusion as an energy source. Will it work? (www.npr.org)
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For decades, government scientists have toiled away trying to make nuclear fusion work. Will commercial companies sprint to the finish?

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[–] ShortN0te@lemmy.ml 10 points 11 months ago (7 children)

They have been 'closing in' for 60 years.

[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Most highly sought-after technologies 'take time', and develop in an iterative fashion called 'successive approximation'.

Heckling from the sidelines is what is known as 'being unhelpful'.

[–] notfromhere@lemmy.one 3 points 11 months ago

It would have been achieved by now if it had more than just token amounts of funding.

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