Breakthrough in nuclear fusion?

[Buddahaid]

Originally Posted by Ostfriese

In short for those who aren't good enough at German:


While at the core the experiment successfully released more energy than was put into it this is not true for the entire experiment. To put 2.05 MJ into it (getting out 3.15 MJ) the lasers require about 322 MJ of energy (which have been left out of the calculation alltogether).

Isn't the point to acheive sustained output after start up in the end? This at least shows that is possble to engineer now.

[mapuc]

Originally Posted by Skybird

So Google did not translate it? For me the link works?!

It worked fine here-But I made the choice to read the original-and used the translated where there was word I could not translate inside my head.

Markus

[Ostfriese]

Originally Posted by Buddahaid

Isn't the point to acheive sustained output after start up in the end? This at least shows that is possble to engineer now.

Yes to the first, no to the second.
The released energy needs to be in a different form to maintain a reaction (fast particles aren't gonna do it).

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by Ostfriese

Didn't work for me.
Probably caused by tha ad-blocker and/or the script-blocker.

Ah yes, I know that hassle.