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Low-Cost Fusion Project Steps Out of the Shadows and Looks for Money "This finding ... is just one step along the way," said M. Simon, a frequent contributor to the Talk-Polywell online discussion forum. "It makes the case that further experiments are warranted. In other words, no showstoppers." Ni...

So, this report proves polywell works and it is time to go to serious development mode, that the breakthrough needed for serious commitment is accomplished. Time to step it up, get some cash. Perhaps from the likes of Google? Finally? Bill Gates? Elon Musk? Sir Richard Branson? Some entrepreneur ou...

I read this as they're relying on the electron pulse from the proton beam to blow itself and the electrons in the boron plasma out of the path of the proton beam, so the bremsstrahlung losses are substantially reduced. Sound right? They're estimating 8E7 p-B11 reactions per shot, with each shot usi...

Scientific American: Can Fusion Energy Achieve a Breakthrough?

Energy in: 1700000 J Energy out: 8000 J/0.80 1.25(8000/1700000) = 0.0059 Well, this article: Nuclear fusion milestone passed at US lab says: The BBC understands that during an experiment in late September, the amount of energy released through the fusion reaction exceeded the amount of energy being...

DeltaV wrote:No.

Energy in: 1700000 J
Energy out: 8000 J

8000/1700000 = 0.0047

Correction FTA: Neuton Energy out: 8000 J

Fusion, anyone? Not quite yet, but researchers show just how close we've come

Laser fusion experiment yields record energy

Scientists develop fusion rocket technology in lab – and aim for Mars ; By Alan Boyle, Science Editor, NBC News Researchers at the University of Washington say they've built all the pieces for a fusion-powered rocket system that could get a crew to Mars in 30 days. Now they just have to put the pie...

So, why not shoot an electron beam of the right energy at hydrogen dopped nickle? I would speculate that the problem is how to hit the protons and then form a low-energy neutron. I would speculate that if you simply fired an electron beam at a bunch of protons, all that you would end up with is hyd...

The nuclear reactor in your basement “For NASA Langley,” according to Bushnell’s article, “the epiphany moment on LENR was the publication of the Widom-Larsen Weak Interaction LENR Theory,” which was published in 2006. LENR might solve a mystery uncovered by NASA’s Genesis mission, that the pattern...

If I had definite X15 excess heat with total energy out >> chemical possibility the first thing I would do is try really hard to close down any experimental error loopholes. The second would be to publish the results of that effort to catch errors, very carefully, saying "hey look this is anomalous...

http://www.e-catworld.com/2012/05/hagelstein-public-invited-to-see-continuing-cold-fusion-demonstration-at-mit/ At the recent “Atom Unexplored” conference in Torino Italy, Dr. Peter Hagelstein of MIT gave a presentation about some of his work in the field of low energy nuclear reaction research, con...

http://www.physorg.com/news/2012-03-nuclear-fusion-simulation-high-gain-energy.html (PhysOrg.com) -- High-gain nuclear fusion could be achieved in a preheated cylindrical container immersed in strong magnetic fields, according to a series of computer simulations performed at Sandia National Laborato...

http://seekingalpha.com/article/406981- ... gas-prices

I suppose it was inevitable in the long run that someone would be asking for money.

Original article: http://www.nature.com/news/laser-fusion-nears-crucial-milestone-1.10175 This could be the year the National Ignition Facility (NIF) finally lives up to its name. The facility, which boasts the world’s largest laser, is designed to trigger fusion by imploding a target pellet of hydr...