https://thequantumdaily.com/2020/10/12/tqd-spotlight-zurich-instruments-quantum-analyzer-aimed-at-real-time-multi-qubit-readout/
Building a Type 10 for gibbing Thargoid Cyclops ships. Going with a Guardian shard cannon/advanced missile rack combination and want to know what modifications and experimental effects CMDRs who use the advanced missile racks for AX prefer.
Went to the AXI discord for advice, they got all nose-up and huffy "we don't gib". Thought the idea behind the AXI was to destroy as many Thargoids as possible as quickly as possible but, apparently not.
Fusion, for all of its problems, is an ideal power source for the future. It's clean, uses very little fuel, and is able to generate considerable amounts of power. However, several roadblocks remain to its further development.
The main issue, as has been identified elsewhere, is that fusion reactors that have been built so far are just too small. However, several major steps forward in fusion technology have happened in the last 10 years, including:
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The successful first fusion of the ITER experiment, demonstrating a divertor design, the long term structural stability of wall materials, and the ability to reach and maintain fusion conditions.
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Development of ultra-high-performance high temperature superconductors for railguns, allowing for higher field strengths and reducing
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Building off of the proposal by MIT for a reduced-cost, high power Tokamak, PPAT will be built by Sandia National Laboratories to produce 250MWe or 600MWt, at a cost of $8 billion over 4 years, down from an estimate of 5 thanks to the increased funding level. Multiple advances in manufacturing are planned, including:
- 3D printing of superconductor coils, reducing costs and increasing speed of manufacture.
- Next generation divertor, decreasing wear and increasing reactor fusion life
- Neutron resistant wall materials and cladding, reducing reactor wear from neutron bombardment.
As a result of these advances, future reactors are expected to cost substantially less. ITC, Inc, was involved in this proposal, incurring fees of $4.1 million.
