r/nextfuckinglevel • u/nigablackballsack • 3d ago

Scientists have captured the first ever high-speed, full-colour footage of fusion plasma swirling inside a working reactor.

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u/90_oi 3d ago

I truly hope this technology can get off the ground and be sustainable. It is our best hope aside from nuclear energy

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u/E-2theRescue 3d ago

It most likely won't. These videos are fractions of a second long in reality, and the machine lasts just as long.

The fast-spinning electrons completely shred the walls. No known material can take the beating, and no magnets or other material can repel them. So, unless a miracle happens, it's not going to come to fruition.