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10-14-2019, 01:15 PM
10-14-2019, 01:15 PM
Okay, this may be a game-changer.
The US Navy's applied for a patent for a fusion reactor. And not just some monster Tokamak-like thing, but a unit that's apparently small and light enough to power an airplane.
I've browsed the patent, and it's unclear to me whether this is a working technology or just a patent on an innovative design that has yet to pan out. But it's a hell of an idea, and if it works, you can be sure Big Oil is going to be screaming to outlaw it. Which might make it a very good thing that the Navy is behind it.
The US Navy's applied for a patent for a fusion reactor. And not just some monster Tokamak-like thing, but a unit that's apparently small and light enough to power an airplane.
I've browsed the patent, and it's unclear to me whether this is a working technology or just a patent on an innovative design that has yet to pan out. But it's a hell of an idea, and if it works, you can be sure Big Oil is going to be screaming to outlaw it. Which might make it a very good thing that the Navy is behind it.
-- Bob
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I have been Roland, Beowulf, Achilles, Gilgamesh, Clark Kent, Mary Sue, DJ Croft, Skysaber. I have been
called a hundred names and will be called a thousand more before the sun grows dim and cold....