Lockheed Martin Claims Sustainable Fusion Is Within Its Grasp

[otto-san]

supposedly it's a fairly cost and space-effective potential method in comparison to past attempts
ofc it's still in the prototyping stages but if the science behind this is sound and it works this will be one of the greatest inventions

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[Oasis]

Dude. Yesss. If this thing supports the use of salt water, all the worlds energy problems will be solved.

I don't think you understand fusion.

[Ipquarx]

I don't think you understand fusion.

It says in the article it would use water as fuel... It doesn't specify if it's fresh water, distilled, saline, etc.

[otto-san]

the way i imagine it uses water for fuel is to put it through electrolysis and separate out dose mad H's and O's dogg (which obv takes power to do but)
but i haven't read into it much. i suppose it probs needs water for steam too lol

[Dreams_Of_Cheese]

It says in the article it would use water as fuel... It doesn't specify if it's fresh water, distilled, saline, etc.

i would expect that the salt would kinda get in the way of the more complex fusion thingys
not that use of salt water is huge problem really, water purification isn't exactly difficult

[Tayasaurus]

And then nobody ever heard from Lockheed Martin ever again for the next coming 20 years

[Foxscotch]

They gotta build the gloves first.

seriously, I love this. that is an incredible response
it's perfect

[Oasis]

It says in the article it would use water as fuel... It doesn't specify if it's fresh water, distilled, saline, etc.

Once again:

I don't think you understand fusion.

Fusion is a process between two atoms, not molecules. You don't just fill this thing with water and it starts fusing stuff. The article has a second page:

The fusion is powered by a combination of two isotopes of Hydrogen, Deuterium and Tritium, both of which occur in nature and which can be extracted from water. "Our studies show that a 100 MW system would only burn less than 20 kg of fuel in an entire year of operation," a Lockheed Martin spokesperson told eWEEK. "Tritium fuel is continually bred within the reactor wall and fed back into the reactor along with deuterium gas to sustain the reactions." - See more at: http://www.eweek.com/news/lockheed-martin-claims-sustainable-fusion-is-within-its-grasp-2.html#sthash.7PCdYLK4.dpuf

[Clear Glass]

I just wish Lockheed would revive the SR-71 Blackbird. The plane didn't need any missile defense systems - it loving outran the missiles.

It only goes Mach 3. At this point it's useless and would get shot down instantly.
Plus, they're already working on a replacement; whether the Air Force funds it or not is another story.

[ZSNO]

I just wish Lockheed would revive the SR-71 Blackbird. The plane didn't need any missile defense systems - it loving outran the missiles.

Naw bro, they've made things much faster that it by now.
It's just that there's been no need to show the public, military secrets are valuable.

[Clear Glass]

Naw bro, they've made things much faster that it by now.
It's just that there's been no need to show the public, military secrets are valuable.

Speed doesn't entirely matter anymore, outrunning missiles is no longer a thing.

[Juncoph]

fast forward 200 years

massive interstellar starships that use an improved alcubierre drive for superluminal speeds and powerful photon engines for subluminal speeds

both drives are powered by this thing

human population skyrockets due to advances in medicine, food costs, etc

planetary colonization becomes a feasible concept

fast forward 50 years

mars now has a multi-million man self sustaining colony, as does venus

carbon nanotube starship frames become feasible, meaning the overall scale can be increased

fast forward 50 years

million man colonies live inside gargantuan starships, said starships are able to consume comets and asteroids for fuel and building materials

[The Subject]

Time for Big Oil.

[ZSNO]

Speed doesn't entirely matter anymore, outrunning missiles is no longer a thing.

Who said it was a thing, missiles go faster than the human body can take anymore.

[ZombieDude]

It only goes Mach 3.

only goes