Whoa. Experimental pB11 fusion validation is old news… in fact the most recent experiments along those lines showed that the reaction should be even easier to tap for direct conversion to electricity than was previously thought:

http://newenergyandfuel.com/http:/newenergyandfuel/com/2011/04/15/the-boron-11-hydrogen-fueled-fusion-looks-better-than-thought/

I wasn’t referring to energetic output, but the inputs necessary to cause fusion. Nor was I suggesting that even that was unlikely, or that I have any disagreement with the theory that got us here. It’s just that everything needs experimental verification. It’s fantastic that we’re going to try that verification so soon.

Also I was just using that as an example of an area where the theory and the experimental process haven’t perfectly unified with each other, there are more questions that require a far more in-depth understanding of plasma physics than I possess.