Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ?

On 12/12/2024 20:59, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:

The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On 10/12/2024 20:17, D wrote:

But it won't be a big bang, plenty of technologies exist to bridge the gap.
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Would be cool if I could finally have a nuclear powered car that I
bought full, and would never have to refuel. ;)

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Its almost possible. The problem is all that lead makes it even heaver
than a BEV and you have to stop to fill up the water just as often.
There is no device that turns heat into electricity better than a steam
turbine, sadly.

 The Helion fusion reactor design for directly generating
electricity from the electromagnetic pulse generated by colliding
plasma in a tube is interesting. I think you'd still need the lead,
but maybe not the water. Call it a "plasma piston". Of course it's
less than clear if it'll ever work at their current power-station
scale let alone scaled down. Bigger always seems to be better with
fusion research.
 https://www.helionenergy.com/
 

I've always wondered if a nuclear fusion reciprocating engine would cut the mustard.
Intake stroke accepts high pressure deuterium, compression stroke gets it to to insane pressure levels and a laser pulse fires it.
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