Companies around the world are competing to see who can build the first commercially viable nuclear fusion reactor. German startups are also in the race, supported by major corporations and private investors.
  • poVoq@slrpnk.netMEnglish
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    10 days ago

    There is AFAIK not a single experimental fusion reactor that comes even close to producing surplus energy (when calculation with the actual energy input), so why would some dodgy startup suddenly find a breakthrough? Smells like an investor scam tbh.

    • underscore_@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      4·
      9 days ago

      To be fair I think fusion research is a great destination to siphon AI investment money to. I’m sure when Next Big ThingTM comes along then they will dress fusion research in a Next Big Thing hat for further funding too

      Edit: but also boo to data centre proliferation