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For decades, physicists have been interested in nuclear fusion as a powerful but relatively clean energy source.
The most likely process we can exploit is: Deuterium + Tritium > Helium + Neutron + energy (!!!)
Unfortunately this requires extremely high temperatures and plasma density for long enough to produce a continuous fusion reaction - see Lawson criterion. The news last week from China is that their experimental tokamak reactor achieved a plasma temperature of 100,000,000°C (while the Sun's core is only 15,000,000°C and uses a three stage process to fuse hydrogen into helium) for 10 seconds:
China's 'artificial sun' reaches 100 million degrees Celsius marking milestone for nuclear fusion
China Just Set A New Nuclear Fusion Record By Reaching Temperatures Of 100 Million Degrees
I see two long term possibilities; if this research is successful, nuclear fusion could be our main energy source.
It's also possible renewables will be developed to the point where other energy sources become obsolete.
The most likely process we can exploit is: Deuterium + Tritium > Helium + Neutron + energy (!!!)
Unfortunately this requires extremely high temperatures and plasma density for long enough to produce a continuous fusion reaction - see Lawson criterion. The news last week from China is that their experimental tokamak reactor achieved a plasma temperature of 100,000,000°C (while the Sun's core is only 15,000,000°C and uses a three stage process to fuse hydrogen into helium) for 10 seconds:
China's 'artificial sun' reaches 100 million degrees Celsius marking milestone for nuclear fusion
China Just Set A New Nuclear Fusion Record By Reaching Temperatures Of 100 Million Degrees
I see two long term possibilities; if this research is successful, nuclear fusion could be our main energy source.
It's also possible renewables will be developed to the point where other energy sources become obsolete.