TehBamski@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoWhat scientific fact blows your mind the most?message-squaremessage-square136fedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down12
arrow-up186arrow-down1message-squareWhat scientific fact blows your mind the most?TehBamski@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square136fedilink
minus-squareFluke@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down2·2 months agoWhat do you think fusion research is?
minus-squareI Cast Fist@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·2 months agoJust a fancier way to spin turbines with steam
minus-squaredependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoFancier or more efficient?
minus-squaretetris11@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-22 months agoStudies into how to make a more efficient kettle.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoThere’s a possibility of using the plasma directly for inducing electrical current, actually. But then yeah, probably steam with whatever’s left.
minus-squarelime!@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months ago15 years away from a useful result
minus-squaresga@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoa fun fact: for the most efficient mass energy conversion, you need a huge spin black hole (preferably naked). Then you can get about 42% conversion. (there was a minute physics video about it i think)
minus-squareabsGeekNZ@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoNo where near perfect mass conversion… Max theoretical mass-energy conversion efficiency is under 1%
What do you think fusion research is?
Just a fancier way to spin turbines with steam
Fancier or more efficient?
Studies into how to make a more efficient kettle.
I mean, you’re not wrong… XD
There’s a possibility of using the plasma directly for inducing electrical current, actually.
But then yeah, probably steam with whatever’s left.
now that would be revolutionary!
Existing nuclear energy, too.
15 years away from a useful result
a fun fact: for the most efficient mass energy conversion, you need a huge spin black hole (preferably naked). Then you can get about 42% conversion. (there was a minute physics video about it i think)
No where near perfect mass conversion…
Max theoretical mass-energy conversion efficiency is under 1%