/technologies/power-management/b/blog/posts/scientists-achieve-fusion-ignition-for-the-second-timeThe preamplifier support structure boosts the laser energy while moving to the target chamber. (Image Credit: Damien Jemison/Lawrence Livermore Laboratory) During an experiment on July 30th, scientists at California&#39;s Lawrence Livermore National Lab.en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/power-management/b/blog/posts/scientists-achieve-fusion-ignition-for-the-second-timeFri, 01 Sep 2023 00:36:02 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:83182770-6331-4ce3-b99b-714aea80769crsc1<p>They have to have a &quot;Breakthrough&quot; every couple of years to keep getting funding.&nbsp; I don&#39;t feel they will have anything working in my lifetime.&nbsp; Just look at the ITER timeline.</p> <p><a id="" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITER" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" data-e14adj="y">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITER</a></p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=26770&AppID=4&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/technologies/power-management/b/blog/posts/scientists-achieve-fusion-ignition-for-the-second-timeTue, 29 Aug 2023 19:27:12 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:83182770-6331-4ce3-b99b-714aea80769cDAB1<p>It is not a real breakthrough.</p> <p>Nothing has changed, they have induced a photon release by the atoms involved, not true fusion.</p> <p>Regardless of how much money they dump into this technology, there is no practical way to sustain nuclear fusion power output.</p> <p>Nuclear fusion is an endo-energetic process. It will always consume more power to achieve fusion than you will get out of the residual energy releases.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=26770&AppID=4&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">