Basically, these scientists are planning to use a powerful laser to create a nuclear reaction that will make a tiny star. The first trial is set for late this summer.
They are claiming to end the energy crisis.
I mean, in theory, I am very excited. But, this seems so science fiction I feel like I am in a dream.
I ask AG:
1. Do you think it is safe even in an underground bunker with 6.5 ft thick concrete walls? (given, we are not scientists here)
2. I would like to know what you think the world would be like with out having to use fossil fuels, electricity, etc?
Lazers destroy a star? Where do you get your info? I do believe the lazers would fuel the star for a moment, then the star would start to engulf the room, lazers and all, and would just expand due to the rapid growth.
I don't see that happening unless the star somehow were fueled through another dimension. The article states that the lasers (Say it right) will ignite and keep it under control. Where do you get your info?
I can honestly say, Pixel, I am more afraid to not only ride in a Toyota, but I will move my baby into the other lane if I see one behind me.
Uhmmmm... I'm going to keep quiet now...
The reason why the technology used in the 'Star blooming' process is potentially groundbreaking is that by using multiple light waves which are directed at a single point the heat needed can be created at a much lesser cost - and less energy is wasted.
If the 'little reactor' can keep itself running, with a little help, it will be groundbreaking, yes. But if it requires more energy to keep the instruments controlling running than the thing can produce, this experiment is only useful in the eyes of information, not usefulness.
No or not right now. This sounds crazy. I'm not a scientist but I know what a star is like and I don't think this is a good idea. Maybe it has negative results.
I think that this thread needs a retitle - since it isn't really blooming a 'star' on earth...it is simply fabricating the reaction which happens within a star.
The star being cooked up in Livermore this summer is expected to die 200 trillionths of a second after it's ignited, Van Wonterghem said. And it will measure only 5 microns across, which is several times smaller than the width of a human hair.
Sounds pretty scary.
But to be real, all it looks like is their going to take a bunch of energy, smash up two pieces of hydrogen and make them spark for a few seconds. Sounds like good research. I doubt anywhere on Earth will people actually be using controlled fusion as an energy source for a long time.
And life would be amazing if we had less dependency on all other fuel sources -- fusion has little waste and lots of energy. we'd just be all over the place.
I heard something about that. Wasn't it called fusion power or something. I remember maybe two years ago, people were saying for a fraction of a second they did something like this and everyone was amazed. It would be awesome if it did solve all our energy problems though.
...you know this is a year old right? How do you people find all of these random things from over a year ago? do you really go back and read all of the threads or is it that it just randomly glitched up as the last one commented in?
I'd like to see a source on how the experiment turned out. ...obviously we haven't made a mass exodus to this kind of power yet. but I wonder if they had any luck at all with it.
I think that this would be something more suited for scientists on the ISS to do out in space where the worst thing that could get destroyed is the moon. On Earth, too much could go wrong, and too many lives could be lost.
I think that this would be something more suited for scientists on the ISS to do out in space where the worst thing that could get destroyed is the moon. On Earth, too much could go wrong, and too many lives could be lost.
So you would rather have a nuclear reaction in the atmosphere, where it would harm most of Earth, rather than in a bunker in the middle of whatever semi secluded aria it is in? It would do much less damage in a bunker in the middle of a desert than in Earth's atmosphere.
But having this would be amazing. We could power ships with this, the power of stars driving us threw space. Not to mention one star could power a country, depending on the size of course, which would be also amazing. It's use in weaponry, seeing as they are aiming for a more stable reaction of smaller size, may be less potent than a nuclear bomb for warfare, but most likely will still be banned from use as such.
I doubt that they would really go through with this if here wasn't a high chance of it being safe. The star would be too small to really pose much of a danger even in he worst possible scenario. And it will run our of fuel eventually anyway.
