Did they really just promise fusion power within four years? I don't know why I'm seeing this on HN...it should be trumpeting and blasting through our media like wildfire. I mean, this is an article's dream - no details, extravagant claims (which I hope are true), and a high profile company. I can't wait for this to be on the NYT.
Practical fusion power isn't created by press conferences, it's created by physics -- very clever physics, so clever that all efforts to date have failed.<p>When you see someone predicting practical fusion power in N years, just remember -- this is the norm for fusion power research, all that changes is N.<p>This is not to say fusion power won't ever happen -- chances are it will happen -- but not by designing better and better press conferences.