I was just reading about stellarators in the book "A Piece of the Sun" [1] about the history of fusion. I find it fascinating (and a bit worrying) they are still basically attempting to optimize the same two approaches that were developed in the 50s/60s, tokamak and stellarator.
I respect the scientists who continue to work on this. Many people have spent their whole careers on it and have died without making significant progress. It's inherently challenging because it's super expensive and working at super high temperatures. But the potential of the end goal might be enough to keep people working on it perpetually.
I respect the scientists who continue to work on this. Many people have spent their whole careers on it and have died without making significant progress. It's inherently challenging because it's super expensive and working at super high temperatures. But the potential of the end goal might be enough to keep people working on it perpetually.
[1] https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1468304933/