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The last update was back in November.
In case anybody is wondering, the Bussard Fusion Project is a fusion energy experiment funded by the Navy. It proposes to fuse hydrogen and boron in order to make energy without waste nor harmful radiation ( or much).
Anyway, the concept may be a little tricky to grasp for a non scientist such as myself. It is different from any other concept that I am familiar with in that it doesn't require the fusion materials to be in plasma form. The method used depends upon the concentration of electrons, which create a "well", which attracts and accelerates the ions until they have enough kinetic energy so that they can fuse. ( this may not be technically correct, but it is my understanding)
It looks like they have experienced a bit of a delay, but the Navy seems to like it enough in order to continue funding experiments.
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It is different from any other concept that I am familiar with in that it doesn't require the fusion materials to be in plasma form.
It is all plasma and serious but different plasma physics.
But you are correct about the other stuff. And the continued funding is a big deal.
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