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Compact nuclear fusion ‘a million times’ more effective
Compact nuclear fusion ‘a million times’ more effective
Plus: Boston Dynamics robot dogs steal Paris fashion show.
Mar 08, 2023
A potential nuclear fusion breakthrough from researchers at the U.S. National Ignition Facility (NIF) sparked great excitement late last year, and rightly so.
And now, it has now emerged that it could be 1 million times more effective at delivering energy production than other developing state-of-the-art solutions, which is fairly exciting.
But before you put your energy into checking that out, direct it toward this video. It shows the world's first floating wind prototype with TLP system as it produces its first kWh, which is enough to make you feel fairly buoyant.
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The announcement of a potential nuclear fusion breakthrough from researchers at the U.S. National Ignition Facility (NIF) in late 2022 sparked great excitement in a planet searching for sustainable energy sources.
The fusion experiments in California produced more energy from a tiny hydrogen capsule than was put into it, paving the way for the present nuclear fusion gold rush that has reached Israel.
Better yet, Honda has now also invested in NT-Tao, and its proprietary plasma heating method, which the company claims is one million times more effective at delivering energy production than other developing state-of-the-art solutions.
NT-Tao is focused on developing a compact and scalable nuclear fusion energy solution that will significantly reduce humanity's reliance on fossil fuels as well as remediate the challenges facing renewable sources.
→ The company says it is “taking the best of tokamak and stellarator technology and refining those technologies to make a new design. This will operate at significantly higher plasma density, allowing us to generate a fusion reaction with a much smaller footprint than most other solutions under development.”
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INNOVATION
In Paris, fashion designer Coperni partnered with Boston Dynamics for the first-ever fashion show in which robot dogs were the stars.
In a catwalk in the world’s most romantic city, the “Spots,” Boston Dynamics’ robot canines, took to the stage in all their glory. Five modern-day Hounds of the Baskervilles made their debut on stage.
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CULTURE
In the late 1980s, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar imported several hippos to his Hacienda Napoles ranch, located about 125 miles from Bogota along the Magdalena River. Now, they have become a problem for the small nation as they keep multiplying and have no natural predators.
The animals are descendants of four hippos imported from Africa illegally and weigh up to 3 tons each. Authorities are now considering sending the hippos to India and Mexico as part of a plan to control their population.
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SCIENCE
Our nervous system regularly interacts with our immune system so that our bodies can fight against infection from pathogenic microorganisms and allow our nervous system to regulate immune functioning.
These neuroimmune interactions not only regulate the functioning of our brains, emotions, and mood but also play a role in several neuropsychiatric diseases, including alcohol use disorder (AUD).
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MAIL & MUSINGS
Compact nuclear fusion is one million times more effective.
How long do you think it will be until compact nuclear fusion scales effectively?
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Yesterday, we asked you if you think we’ll get on top of air pollution any time soon, and 32 percent of you said no, and we will suffer for it, while 32 percent said future generations would have to deal with it.
32%
No way, we will suffer
32%
The next generations will have to deal with it
23%
Yes, thanks to technology
13%
It’s too big to handle
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I would like nuclear fusion to become a practical power source. It would provide an inexhaustible supply of energy, without pollution or global warming.”
Professor Stephen Hawking.
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