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China’s ‘artificial sun’ breaks nuclear fusion limit thought to be impossible (www.the-independent.com)
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[–] ji59@hilariouschaos.com 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Not only 20 years ago.

Researchers’ expectations on fusion realization over the past 40 years.

Source: Takeda, S., Keeley, A.R. & Managi, S. How Many Years Away is Fusion Energy? A Review. J Fusion Energ 42, 16 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10894-023-00361-z

[–] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 46 minutes ago)

I know. They have been saying twenty years since I was very young.