Is it really a 'scientific breakthrough' if it's just that they've firing fusion shots with 'net positive energy output'?<p>Good work, but IMHO we're still a long way from using fusion for energy, if ever, even if only because it will be so expensive to build and run these ultra-high-tech plants. But also because of all the downsides of D-T fusion, like, where is the tritium, and that most of the energy comes of as fast neutrons, etc.
For those who are looking for general info on nuclear fusion tech, the real engineering youtube recently put out a nice explainer video on how its done and what the various constraints are:<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzK0ydOF0oU" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzK0ydOF0oU</a>
I recently heard the idea that the price of energy is going to start approaching zero from Chamath Palihapitiya on Lex Fridman's podcast. It hit me as a big, all-changing thing. If fusion is really solved, we can probably mass-produce it within years if not months, so we should start thinking of the implications now