How Close Are We to Fusion Power? l A Better Question Ep. 11

Nuclear Fusion lights the stars themselves - is it possible on Earth? It's a clean, nearly infinite source of energy - the holy grail of power generation that's been 50 years in the future for the last 80 years. Is this a case of the scientist who cried fusion? Also, what the heck is a tokamak?

Recent technology breakthroughs may finally allowed our grasp to catch up to our reach. So this episode takes another look at fusion power on Earth, when we can expect it, and what it might mean for our world.
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References:

General -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusion_power#:~:text=Fusion%20power%20is%20a%20proposed,are%20known%20as%20fusion%20reactors.

https://www.iter.org/sci/Fusion

https://www.powermag.com/fusion-energy-is-coming-and-maybe-sooner-than-you-think/

https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/mit-validates-science-behind-proposed-cfs-fusion-reactor

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a34933512/us-scientists-plan-nuclear-fusion-power-plant/

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/worlds-largest-fusion-reactor-begins-assembly/

https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/12/battery-prices-have-fallen-88-percent-over-the-last-decade/

https://www.livescience.com/54652-plasma.html

https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.6.2.20201013a/full/

https://www.cleantech.com/fusion-energy-innovation-accelerated-progress-in-2020/

https://news.mit.edu/2020/physics-fusion-studies-0929

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn3KWM1kuAw&ab_channel=BostonDynamics

https://www.americanscientist.org/article/how-voice-pitch-influences-our-choice-of-leaders
https://tae.com/fusion-power/

https://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-06/scorching-hot-plasma-inside-worlds-largest-fusion-reactor-could-yield-abundance-clean-energy/

https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/jc3cu/eli5_nuclear_fusionfission/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellar_nucleosynthesis#Key_reactions

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a34437026/direct-fusion-drive-interstellar-travel-saturn-titan/?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=socialflowFBPOP&utm_medium=social-media&fbclid=IwAR1eOBwAEhydn4_4PxuEeY786mxUcM8a1ggegjnsLNkv18fHwrOZkitFh1w

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a34224299/nuclear-fusion-compact-reactor-sparc-timeline/?utm_source=reddit.com

https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.6.2.20201013a/full/

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/29/climate/nuclear-fusion-reactor.html

https://www.cleantech.com/fusion-energy-innovation-accelerated-progress-in-2020/

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/21/global-food-industry-to-drive-rapid-habitat-loss-research

https://theconversation.com/us/topics/nuclear-fusion-7281

https://fas.org/sgp/othergov/doe/lanl/pubs/00285870.pdf

https://www.discovermagazine.com/technology/why-nuclear-fusion-is-always-30-years-away

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/ZETA_(fusion_reactor)

https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/123837-500mw-from-half-a-gram-of-hydrogen-the-hunt-for-fusion-power-heats-up#:~:text=This%20process%20can%20only%20occur,eventually%20heat%20and%20illuminate%20Earth.

https://sciencenotes.org/today-science-history-january-24-project-zeta/
Private companies-
https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2019/05/04/fusion-power-is-attracting-private-sector-interest

https://cfs.energy/

https://generalfusion.com/

https://tae.com/

https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/compact-fusion.html
Quantum Mechanics and hydrogen isotopes-
https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2017/09/05/the-suns-energy-doesnt-come-from-fusing-hydrogen-into-helium-mostly/?sh=cfb65c970f9c

https://medium.com/@hbergeronx/how-much-energy-is-released-when-hydrogen-is-fused-to-produce-one-kilo-of-helium-64e74b03b13e
The ROBOTS DANCING video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn3KWM1kuAw&ab_channel=BostonDynamics
0:00 Intro
0:35 What is Fusion
2:02 Fusion vs Fission
5:54 Fusion Power
9:36 When is it coming already?!
13:44 How will Fusion change the world?

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