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Japan sets new nuclear fusion record (bigthink.com)
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A massive nuclear fusion experiment just hit a major milestone, potentially putting us a little closer to a future of limitless clean energy.

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[–] willis936@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

If waste heat becomes a problem then we have been wildly successful beyond our most optimistic hopes. Signs point to that future being an utter fantasy. It's squarely in the "good problems" category. I wish we could just choose between another order of magnitude increase in industrial output and increasing the temperature of the planet by a few degrees