Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough

We were just talking about the lack of progress on nuclear fusion in class, and I found this article about the first time a human produced fusion reaction produced more energy then was put into it. And, surprisingly enough, it happened in the USA! And during the shutdown too!

Here's the link to the BBC article

Now, I'm sure we should take this with a grain of salt. It's a significant milestone, but it's in no way indicative of widespread fusion energy anytime soon. I was honestly surprised that the article didn't quote one of the scientists saying that we would have perfected fusion in 10 years maximum.

Ben Roy