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How is that statement not completely true?

• petilon 4y ago
  Because we are not there in terms of Physics! They generated 1.5x the energy input through laser, but 0.0067x the energy consumed from the wall plug. That means we need more Physics, not just engineering!
  • rippercushions 4y ago
    The theoretical physics is working just fine here, if anything this experiment has demonstrated that Q > 1 is possible. The hard part is scaling this up and keeping Q > 1 for more than a fraction of a millisecond.
    • Nevermark 4y ago
      But nobody knows how to engineer that today, even in principle. We need both engineering advances, and a better scientific understanding of plasma behaviors, new materials, etc.