US scientists achieve net energy gain for second time in a fusion reaction::The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility achieved the feat using lasers to fuse two atoms
US scientists achieve net energy gain for second time in a fusion reaction::The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility achieved the feat using lasers to fuse two atoms
How ‘Net’ are we talking here?
I remember one video, maybe from Tom Scott or Thunderf00t or Veritasium that explained that the term ‘net energy gain’ in fusion reactors was being used a little too flexibly and when you look at the larger picture it’s actually like -50% gain.