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Fusion energy nears Kitty Hawk moment
IN TRYING TO EXPLAIN their recent fusion energy breakthrough, Dennis Whyte of MIT and Bob Mumgaard of Commonwealth Fusion Systems reached back to the dawn of aviation.
Fusion could be a life-saver for the planet, producing carbon-free, relatively inexpensive energy with no waste byproducts. It works the same way the sun does, by merging two atoms together under extreme heat to release vast amounts of energy. It’s the opposite of the fission process used by nuclear power plants, where atoms are split to release large amounts of energy.
The potential benefits of fusion are well-known, but containing a mixture of electrically charged particles being heated at 100 million degrees is a major challenge. In an interview on The Codcast, Whyte and Mumgaard explained how earlier this month they successfully developed a high-temperature superconductor electromagnet that requires a lot less space and a lot less heat to contain what amounts to an artificial star.
They said their technological breakthrough gives them confidence that they can now move forward with two new challenges where the science is more straightforward – proving a fusion reaction can generate more energy than it uses by 2025 and developing a commercial-scale fusion power plant by around 2030.
“With the advent of this new technology, there is nothing stopping us from building that first demonstration, the Kitty Hawk moment of fusion, when you see net energy from a system for the first time on earth,” said Whyte, the director of the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center.
Mumgaard, the CEO of Commonwealth Fusion Systems, said he wasn’t surprised the company’s recent technological breakthrough failed to gain widespread attention.
“This is a big step and this is a key step, but this is a pretty esoteric step and a pretty esoteric thing, right?” Mumgaard said. “No one can be blamed for not understanding that right away. … We had a big reaction from the people that follow energy technology and the people in fusion. That trend is also a trend that is broadly across all technologies. The beginnings of the change are not apparent to everybody. People talk about the Wright brothers. Actually, they were flying for months before people believed it was true.”
Whyte said the breakthrough came about by thinking outside the box. He said he was frustrated with the slow pace of fusion development and decided his class at MIT would start looking outside the academic bubble for a disruptive magnet technology capable of containing a fusion reaction.
“Let’s take science that we understand, but give it a new tool so we’re going to be able to do it a lot faster and a lot more effectively,” Whyte said.
The class hit on the idea of using newly developed high-temperature superconductors to build the magnet. Mumgaard, who was a student in Whyte’s class, said it’s a lot like what happened with computers. He said computers existed before the transistor came along, but they were big and difficult to use. The transistor allowed computers to be downsized and operate at much faster speeds.
“That’s very similar to what we’ve done with this magnet,” he said. “In this analogy, fusion energy has been studied for a long time. We know what the rules are that govern it, but we haven’t yet put it in the hands of being useful.”
The next step is taking place at Devens, where Commonwealth Fusion Systems is building a fusion demonstration project designed to produce more energy than it uses. Whyte said significant challenges remain, but the biggest hurdle is now cleared.
Mumgaard said the company’s 160 employees from all over the world are very focused on what needs to get done. “From the very beginning, everyone involved knew what it is that we had to do,” Mumgaard said. “That’s actually a rare thing in a startup. A startup is oftentimes looking for the right path to go. It’s either a problem in search of a solution or a solution in search of a problem and we had a pretty good fit on problem and solution from the very beginning. And that’s a unique thing to be in because it attracts other people who want to solve those type of problems.”
Mumgaard said it’s been fun to see how the world has responded to what the company is trying to do. “When we first started out, people thought that’s really audacious and I think that might be borderline crazy,” he said. “Now it’s just seen as audacious and also with a lot of momentum.”
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Lt. Colonel Bree Fram of JetBlue Flight 261 CENSURE ELITE WHITEY (((SUPERTARD))) WILLIE GARSON he MUZZ-19 he is at Saint Peters now on Sat, 2nd Oct 2021 6:06 pm
thecovid blog of “sex and the city”
elite whitey (((SUPERTARD))) REM has this:
Here’s a little agit for the never-believer yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Here’s a little ghost for the offering yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Here’s a truck stop instead of
Saint Peter’s yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah <<<< this is where elite whitey (((supertard))) WILLIE GARSON is now.
we’re celebrating elite whitey (((supertard))) ALICE who rejected MUZZ-19 which has semen from DROPOUT-19 he mixed it in his basement using empty paint cans and sell for muchacho dinero
the number of elite whitey (((supertards))) MUZZ-19’d themselves is huge. It’s gonna cause a new holocaustinanity
anyways, please feel at ease among friends, we’re all lovers of supremacist muzzies here.
Lt. Colonel Bree Fram of JetBlue Flight 261 MOURNS ELITE WHITEY SUPERTARD HALEY LINK BRINKMEYER on Mon, 4th Oct 2021 2:15 am
EVANSVILLE, INDIANA — Mrs. Haley Link Brinkmeyer received her Ph.D
Haley Link Brinkmeyer
THECOVIDBLOG
Most PhDs don’t take MUZZ-19 which has semen from DROPOUT-19. He mixes it in his basement using empty paint buckets and sells for muchacho dinero
“MOST” unfortunately “MOST”
as usual, please feel at ease among friends we’re all lovers of supremacist muzzies here
Lt. Colonel Bree Fram of JetBlue Flight 261 CENSURE ELITE WHITEY (((SUPERTARD))) WILLIE GARSON he MUZZ-19 he is at Saint Peters now Lt. Colonel Bree Fram of JetBlue Flight 261 ALSO MOURNS ELITE WHITEY SUPERTARD HALEY LINK BRINKMEYER on Mon, 4th Oct 2021 8:53 am
thecovid blog of “sex and the city”
elite whitey (((SUPERTARD))) REM has this:
Here’s a little agit for the never-believer yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Here’s a little ghost for the offering yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Here’s a truck stop instead of
Saint Peter’s yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah <<<< this is where elite whitey (((supertard))) WILLIE GARSON is now.
we’re celebrating elite whitey (((supertard))) ALICE who rejected MUZZ-19 which has semen from DROPOUT-19 he mixed it in his basement using empty paint cans and sell for muchacho dinero
the number of elite whitey (((supertards))) MUZZ-19’d themselves is huge. It’s gonna cause a new holocaustinanity
anyways, please feel at ease among friends, we’re all lovers of supremacist muzzies here
Lt. Colonel Bree Fram of JetBlue Flight 261 CENSURE ELITE WHITEY (((SUPERTARD))) WILLIE GARSON he MUZZ-19 he is at Saint Peters now on Mon, 4th Oct 2021 8:54 am
We also go protest against face diapers and MUZZ-19 passport
We bring drums to make a lot of noise so they can’t ignore us.
we’re celebrating elite whitey (((supertard))) ALICE who rejected MUZZ-19 which has semen from DROPOUT-19 he mixed it in his basement using empty paint cans and sell for muchacho dinero
the number of elite whitey (((supertards))) MUZZ-19’d themselves is huge. It’s gonna cause a new holocaustinanity
anyways, please feel at ease among friends, we’re all lovers of supremacist muzzies here.
Lt. Colonel Bree Fram and SPECIES 8472 of JetBlue Flight 261 CELEBRATES SUPERTARDS FamousDrScanlon and DUNCAN IDAHO they virtue signal away swith reckless abandon about MUZZ-19 but they dont MUZZ-19 themselves and spend all the time reading on Mon, 4th Oct 2021 9:46 am
thecovidblog
unfortunately we MOURNS elite whitey (((supertard))) WILLIE GARSON he MUZZ-19 he is at Saint Peters now
We mourn elite whitey supertard HALEY LINK BRINKMEYER she’s at Saint Peters NOW
wonder if those experts running our nukular plants are still around, thanks a lot MUZZ-19 which has semen from DROPOUT-19
anyways, please feel at ease among friends, we’re all lovers of supremacist muzzies here.
SPECIES 8472 of JetBlue Flight 261 wonders if the expert engineers running our nuclear plants are still around or if theyre at SAINT PETERS gee thanks a lot MUZZ-19 which has semen from DROPOUT-19 on Mon, 4th Oct 2021 9:49 am
just wonderin’
tons of expert elite whitey supertards went to SAINT PETERS in the ship that marked MUZZ-19
anyways, please feel at ease among friends, we’re all lovers of supremacist muzzies here.
SPECIES 8472 of JetBlue Flight 261 wonders why elite whitey supertard Stephanie de Garay did not protect young Maddie she is only 13 and absolutely can not consent theres something in IOWA that says age of consent is lower for sex so called on Mon, 4th Oct 2021 10:13 am
ROMEO and JULIET which i guess is a provision for young people to do it like in the discovery channel ya know
anyways, young Maddie can not consent and rely on her parents protection. That last barrier of defense is broken and Maddie’s life is destroyed
Some say Uncle H loves children. I’m not a fan of Uncle H
anyways, please feel at ease among friends, we’re all lovers of supremacist muzzies here.
SPECIES 8472 of JetBlue Flight 261 CELEBRATES SUPERTARD DUNCAN IDAHO he virtue signal away with reckless abandon but he does not MUZZ-19 himself meanwhile young Maddy at the age of 13 absolutely can not consent she relies on her parents for on Mon, 4th Oct 2021 10:19 am
protection and that last barrier was breeched and her life is ruined
GEE THANKS A LOT MUZZ-19
too many young people way below the age of consent is going to SAINT PETERS’
anyways, please feel at ease among friends, we’re all lovers of supremacist muzzies here.
SPECIES 8472 of JetBlue Flight 261 CENSORS ELITE DARKIE SUPERTARD MUHAMMAD HIJAB he MUZZ-19 himself he oftens hang out at speaker corner and harras my elite siter HATUN TASH on Mon, 4th Oct 2021 10:23 am
it’s too late now, it’s too later muzzie Muhammad Hijab
anyways, please feel at ease among friends, we’re all lovers of supremacist muzzies here.
Once upon a time (like two years ago) women avoided ingesting anything that could even remotely harm their unborn babies. Now they willy-nilly get these experimental injections due to mandates coercion or virtue signaling baby is at SAINT PETERS on Mon, 4th Oct 2021 11:21 am
Give Dr. Fua credit. She is at least keeping all this information on her Instagram timeline, versus deleting it. That must be very difficult. But it does a great service for women and families at-large to make informed decisions.
MUZZ-19 contains semens from DROPOUT-19
anyways, please feel at ease among friends, we’re all lovers of supremacist muzzies here.
elite whitey supertard sara HOLUB is at SAINT PETERS on Mon, 4th Oct 2021 12:13 pm
GREEN BAY — A 40-year-old music teacher is dead four days after publishing a Facebook photo wearing a mask and holding an “I was vaccinated” sticker.
“natural causes”
how many elite whitey supertards and (((supertards))) are at SAINT PETERS due to “natural causes”. How many of those are expert engineers and technicians who are running America’s nukular plants?
Lt. Colonel Bree Fram of JetBlue Flight 261 ponders
anyways, please feel at ease among friends, we’re all lovers of supremacist muzzies here.
FamousDrScanlon on Mon, 4th Oct 2021 8:01 pm
What’s more funny than self made morbidly obese white trash whining about ‘nefarious forces’ putting bad stuff in their bodies?
The tubby white men are gross enough, but OMG are these humongous beasts y’all call ‘mom’ or ‘sis’ or wifey are disgusting.
Please keep them indoors – they’re scaring the children.
You can only get as obese as society has become by eating huge amounts of toxic psudo food.
So if y’all is so concerned with what’s going into your body start with all that Franken Food lard-ass.
Most of what sickens kills you nowadays are diseases of affluence and they are self inflicted.
Stop using Covid as cover for 30 years of destroying your body with poor food choices, not sleeping enough & inactivity.
Obesity and the Immune System
“It is now general knowledge that obesity has an effect on various other diseases including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, cancer, sleep apnea and more recently, fatty liver disease; however, did you ever think that obesity could affect your immune system?”
https://www.obesityaction.org/community/article-library/obesity-and-the-immune-system/
Ok Tubby, time to give up the internet, conspiracies & your non stop complaining & get outside & get moving. Let’s go fat ass – on the double. There’s more infectious diseases coming — times a wasting.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diseases_of_affluence
SPECIES 8472 of JetBlue Flight 261 this article has elite whitey supertards in face diapers they take MUZZ-19 too i bet therefore i demote them on Mon, 4th Oct 2021 10:50 pm
i also rescind PhD from elite whitey supertard Karen Croake
Karen Croake Heisler: 67-year-old former Notre Dame professor says “damn the unvaccinated,” dead 12 days after third Pfizer mRNA (MUZZ-19) injection
please feel at ease among friends, we’re all lovers of supremacist muzzies here.
FamousDrScanlon on Tue, 5th Oct 2021 2:51 am
“damn the unvaccinated,”
professor of what? Of sports on TV – no shit look it up.
Only a typical retard american would find those credentials impressive.
https://news.nd.edu/news/in-memoriam-karen-croake-heisler/
My my we’re getting desperate to find ivory tower ‘bad guys’ to keep feeding the conspiracy machine.
A guy I know, knows a guy who has a cousin who heard that a janitor at Harvard once mumbled anti vaxxers are dumb.
HURRY!!! GET IT OUT ON THE CONSPIRACY ALERT NETWORK ASAP…..this could be the one that tips the scales. This could be a game changer.
Bring us to DEFCON 3.3
two elite whitey supertards in face diapers and probably MUZZ-19 themselves to the hilt no thanks I demote these supertards because PhDs as a group dont MUZZ-19 themselves according to a study published by WebMD on Tue, 5th Oct 2021 9:35 pm
please feel at ease among friends, we’re all lovers of supremacist muzzies here.
most lowly educated supertards reject invisible (((supremetard))) for never isolated invisible convict-19 on Wed, 13th Oct 2021 10:36 am
Most PhDs don’t MUZZ-19 with reckless abandon which has semen from DROPOUT-19. He mixes it in his basement using empty paint buckets and sells for muchacho dinero
please feel at ease among friends, we’re all lovers of supremacist muzzies here.