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Geothermal power may be about to kill the Nuclear Energy industry. Drilling costs are falling so fast, by 2027 it will be able to provide baseload electricity at the same price. (www.nature.com)
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[–] [email protected] -5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Cold fusion is just around the corner too.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago (3 children)

It's been just around the corner for like 30 years

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Cold fusion was an academic fraud. The actually possible but eternally around-the-corner tech is just plain fusion.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

It's amazing how little advancements we make when we don't fund them...

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

Yeah but that corner is sooo close now

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

There have been so many corners it’s now a circle

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

And if you'll buy that, I have this really nice bridge on the south side of Manhattan that could be yours today!