▲ 637 ▼ Nuclear fusion reaction releases almost twice the energy put in (www.newscientist.com) submitted 2 years ago by throwaway389430@lemmy.cafe to c/news@lemmy.world 344 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) How would you move the power down to earth? Last time I read up on it it was via converting the energy into microwaves and beaming it down. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] excitingburp@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think masers (microwave lasers) are the new theory for achieving this, previously it was beaming microwave down much like your microwave oven beams your food. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago It’s not that new. Sim City 2000 included a power plant that was just a receiving dish for a maser permalink fedilink source parent
[–] excitingburp@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think masers (microwave lasers) are the new theory for achieving this, previously it was beaming microwave down much like your microwave oven beams your food. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago It’s not that new. Sim City 2000 included a power plant that was just a receiving dish for a maser permalink fedilink source parent
[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago It’s not that new. Sim City 2000 included a power plant that was just a receiving dish for a maser permalink fedilink source parent