Re: Is fusion a dead horse?

Joe Strout wrote:

The one possible exception to this that I've seen is Dr. Robert Bussard's "polywell" approach to fusion, which neatly side-steps most of the problems that make other approaches to fusion so difficult. To learn more, or join a more in-depth discussion on the topic, go here:

<http://www.strout.net/info/science/polywell/>

Frankly, this approach looks only marginally less crankish than
cold fusion. The experiment results don't support the breathless
boosterism, and the very serious theoretical problems have been
mostly handwaved away by the advocates.

Paul

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