Tabletop fusion reactor mimics cosmic-ray crashes

[Matt M]

From the New Scientist.

“A tabletop device has sparked a fusion reaction using boron plasma for the first time – and it was thousands of times more effective than attempts using solid targets. Although the method is still a way off from producing clean energy on a commercial scale, the device can double as an astrophysical lab, recreating the conditions needed to make elements in cosmic-ray crashes.”

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24367-tabletop-fusion-reactor-mimics-cosmicray-crashes.html

I am not sure if these is a scientific breakthrough or a public relations breakthrough.
But, I am posting the notice here so maybe someone can explain it’s significance.

[dennisp]

Here’s a Nature article on this.

http://www.nature.com/news/two-laser-boron-fusion-lights-the-way-to-radiation-free-energy-1.13914

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