Comments on: Fusion power: now even more futuristic! http://futurismic.com/2009/05/29/fusion-power-now-even-more-futuristic/ Presenting the fact and fiction of tomorrow since 2001 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:03:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Brenda Cooper http://futurismic.com/2009/05/29/fusion-power-now-even-more-futuristic/comment-page-1/#comment-31383 Brenda Cooper Sun, 31 May 2009 16:17:06 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=7618#comment-31383 A related bit of information I heard at conference a few weeks ago is about using thorium as a fuel for regular reactors. Some retrofit required, but theoretically not much. Doesn't make weapons, has much shorter half-life - about 75 years. A related bit of information I heard at conference a few weeks ago is about using thorium as a fuel for regular reactors. Some retrofit required, but theoretically not much. Doesn’t make weapons, has much shorter half-life – about 75 years.

]]> By: M. Simon http://futurismic.com/2009/05/29/fusion-power-now-even-more-futuristic/comment-page-1/#comment-31131 M. Simon Sat, 30 May 2009 00:43:17 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=7618#comment-31131 These guys are making steady progress and yet don't seem to get much press: <a href="http://iecfusiontech.blogspot.com/2009/01/easy-low-cost-no-radiation-fusion.html" rel="nofollow">Bussard's IEC Fusion Technology (Polywell Fusion) Explained</a> <b>Why hasn't Polywell Fusion been fully funded by the Obama administration?</b> These guys are making steady progress and yet don’t seem to get much press:

Bussard’s IEC Fusion Technology (Polywell Fusion) Explained

Why hasn’t Polywell Fusion been fully funded by the Obama administration?

]]> By: Greg http://futurismic.com/2009/05/29/fusion-power-now-even-more-futuristic/comment-page-1/#comment-31055 Greg Fri, 29 May 2009 17:56:15 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=7618#comment-31055 Hahaha I love the title Hahaha I love the title

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