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chris_va ◴[21 Jul 25 17:08 UTC] No.44637630[source]▶

(there is some irony in using the iter.org link for a stellarator announcement)

1.8GJ over 360 seconds, beta of 0.03

greesil ◴[22 Jul 25 04:57 UTC] No.44643375[source]▶

The irony is delicious.

Especially considering the total budget of it is $340 millions vs ITER's tens of billions.

Their findings complement and help each other, there is no irony in there

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1. greesil ◴[22 Jul 25 10:03 UTC] No.44645067[source]▶

Of course they can complement each other but ITER can still be an inefficient use of science funds at the same time.

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