[onlyrealcuzzo]

> in theory they'll be generating over 10x the amount of power that they're putting into it

Does this mean 9/10ths of the power can be sold and the other 1/10th can be re-used to power the reactor endlessly?

How much power does this produce compared to a nuclear reactor?

[wizzwizz4]

> Does this mean 9/10ths of the power can be sold and the other 1/10th can be re-used to power the reactor endlessly?

In theory, yes, but in practice it doesn't. But it does mean that they'll've proven the concept sound, and we can start making real fusion reactors.

[HanyouHottie]

> Does this mean 9/10ths of the power can be sold and the other 1/10th can be re-used to power the reactor endlessly?

No: https://youtu.be/LJ4W1g-6JiY

[Dylan16807]

That video's a bit confusing because it purely talks about watts and not everything is continuous.

Anyway, the important part: In addition to the output being thermal, with losses from conversion, only the energy going into the plasma is being counted. So measuring the entire system, this reactor might still be a little short of break-even.

[Terry_Roll]

So they arent counting magnets/magnetism as a source of energy like a battery then? However I'm sure these newer stronger possibly more directional/controllable batteries will have an effect in electric motors in the future.

I think the newer higher temperature super conductors helps, but then I wonder if the cooling facilities of the older generation of super conductors might have been a potential future safety feature on earth but not in space.