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		selectodude on Aug 9, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: DARPA wants to bypass the thermal middleman in nuc... I think the concepts are the same but the execution (heat up water with plasma) is still a work in progress.

Intralexical on Aug 9, 2024 [–]

That's the "thermal middleman" part they're trying to cut out.

By analogy, compare Concentrated Solar Power versus Photovoltaics.

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