This is the biggest news on the planet right now, although I understand how most folks don't think so yet. But it has the potential to be literally world changing.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/12/11/fusion-nuclear-energy-breakthrough/

U.S. to announce fusion energy ‘breakthrough’

Scientists hit a key milestone in the quest to create abundant zero-carbon power through nuclear fusion. But they still have a long way to go.

The Washington Post

@scalzi

Let's all remember to be cautious and skeptical at these sorts of stories...

It might be a breakthrough but it might have been 1/1000000 of a second result that couldn't be captured and might not be capable of being captured as energy output with current magnetic bottle technology but it shows it's possible... someday...

Some of the articles I read about this today were almost implying this could be up and running next year--- no, it probably isn't.