Hacker News with Generative AI: Fusion

China aims to Xinghuo, first fusion-fission power plant, running by 2030 (scmp.com)
China is poised to start building the world’s first fusion-fission hybrid power plant, with the goal of generating 100 megawatts of continuous electricity and connecting to the grid by the end of the decade.
China, Energy, Fusion, Nuclear Power, Science
8 points by chriscappuccio 6 days ago | 2 comments
Startups Gamble on Fusion Energy (undark.org)
In 1989, a pair of chemists boasted at having achieved fusion — that is, harnessing the same type of energy that’s produced by the sun — in room-temperature water. The infamous “cold fusion” announcement generated excitement around the world. But no one was able to replicate the result, and the claims were quickly rejected and ridiculed.
Energy, Startups, Science, Fusion
7 points by rntn 50 days ago | 1 comments
Plasma heating efficiency in fusion devices boosted by metal screens (phys.org)
Heating plasma to the ultra-high temperatures needed for fusion reactions requires more than turning the dial on a thermostat.
Fusion, Physics, Science, Energy
5 points by PaulHoule 95 days ago | 3 comments
A high-profile geneticist is launching Pacific Fusion (wired.com)
Early last year, when we started exploring the climate and energy space as part of our Global Resilience strategy, fusion was one of the first areas we closely examined.
Venture Capital, Energy, Fusion
14 points by sudohalt 159 days ago | 9 comments