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Focus Fusion news story

Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:17 pm
by D Tibbets
Recently I caught a portion of a story about Focus Fusion on Public TV. Thanks to the Focus Fusion Society, here is a link to the story in its entirety.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49p0cZEisTA

Dan Tibbets

Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 10:44 pm
by Robthebob
dont know anything about FF, I think some of yall consider it to be legit. Best luck to them.

Whens polywell gonna get the news story? lol.

Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 11:24 pm
by KitemanSA
Either when it proves unworkable, and some "reporter" breaks the news about the massive waste of Taxpayer money; OR when the Navy starts building one into a ship?

Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 1:19 am
by Robthebob
I hope you're wrong about the level of secrecy with polywell, because i do plan to get my PhD studying it. :)

Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:53 am
by D Tibbets
Robthebob wrote:I hope you're wrong about the level of secrecy with polywell, because i do plan to get my PhD studying it. :)
When and where?

Dan Tibbets

Re: Focus Fusion news story

Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 4:45 am
by DeltaV
D Tibbets wrote:Recently I caught a portion of a story about Focus Fusion on Public TV. Thanks to the Focus Fusion Society, here is a link to the story in its entirety.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49p0cZEisTA

Dan Tibbets
Russian public TV.

When is American "public" TV going to report on DPF, Polywell, FRC, etc?

Oh, wait, I get it.

"This program is made possible by a grant from Exxon Mobil Corporation", or, "This program is made possible by a grant from America's Natural Gas Industry", or, "This program is made possible by a grant from America's Coal Industry".

Don't hold your breath, you'll turn blue.

Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 3:03 pm
by Robthebob
D Tibbets wrote:
Robthebob wrote:I hope you're wrong about the level of secrecy with polywell, because i do plan to get my PhD studying it. :)
When and where?

Dan Tibbets
Soonish and Sydney.

Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:41 pm
by rcain
Robthebob wrote:
D Tibbets wrote:
Robthebob wrote:I hope you're wrong about the level of secrecy with polywell, because i do plan to get my PhD studying it. :)
When and where?

Dan Tibbets
Soonish and Sydney.
kool 8)

better hurry up or someone will beat you to it - something is just waiting to happen out there.

Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:30 pm
by Robthebob
cant, dr k told me to get a masters and try again. I was like... okay.

Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:42 pm
by Skipjack
Russian public TV.

When is American "public" TV going to report on DPF, Polywell, FRC, etc?

Oh, wait, I get it.

"This program is made possible by a grant from Exxon Mobil Corporation", or, "This program is made possible by a grant from America's Natural Gas Industry", or, "This program is made possible by a grant from America's Coal Industry".

Don't hold your breath, you'll turn blue.
Yepp, the quite unfortunate truth. It is also not the only information they are withholding or distorting...

Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:53 pm
by Ivy Matt
Not television, as far as I know, but CNBC now has an online article on LPP. Well, about half of it's on LPP. The other half is on why uranium fission is a better bet for now.

Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:01 pm
by rcain
Robthebob wrote:cant, dr k told me to get a masters and try again. I was like... okay.
tell him to stop stalling and get on with it. there are people out here expecting fusion remind him - soon, its already 50years late. ;)

Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:13 pm
by rcain
KitemanSA wrote:Either when it proves unworkable, and some "reporter" breaks the news about the massive waste of Taxpayer money; OR when the Navy starts building one into a ship?
tend to agree with that. only sensible policy/what they do.

its up to others to make sure they are in a position to catch up fast, when and if ever positive news breaks. - maybe even 'orchestration' between defense and home office/dept of energy to ensure public research/development funding is going in the right direction as things become public, when the time is right. (may be too much to hope).

but one of the big advantages for Polywell was always that it was highly 'accessible' both scientifically and budget wise - to 'properly assess feasibility'. small $ for someone with the right information to go 'follow up' with venture capital - if and when the time is right.

we'll learn in time i suppose.

Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:17 pm
by ladajo
One of the things I ponder on, is if it breaks as viable, how fast and how vicious the energy sector oscillations will be. Especially in respect to unstable, little-to-no alternative oil economies.

Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:24 pm
by djolds1
ladajo wrote:One of the things I ponder on, is if it breaks as viable, how fast and how vicious the energy sector oscillations will be. Especially in respect to unstable, little-to-no alternative oil economies.
Roachstompers, assuming Lerner's Focus Fusion.