▲ 1670 ▼ consider the implications for a post scarcity future (slrpnk.net) submitted 2 years ago by stabby_cicada@slrpnk.net to c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net 386 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] rimu@piefed.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) FYI https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/06/us-scientists-achieve-net-energy-gain-second-time-fusion-reaction permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 1 point 2 years ago That's not really net energy gain from a practical standpoint. Technically yes, they get more energy than was present in their lasers, but those those lasers aren't created perfectly efficiently, and so the actual electricity needed to create them still is much higher than the energy output of the reaction permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 1 point 2 years ago That's not really net energy gain from a practical standpoint. Technically yes, they get more energy than was present in their lasers, but those those lasers aren't created perfectly efficiently, and so the actual electricity needed to create them still is much higher than the energy output of the reaction permalink fedilink source parent
