DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

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DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF 


By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane


NUCLEAR FUSION REACTION CREATES 2Xs THE ENERGY PUT INTO THE PROCESS



                                                                    Source:  Stock

  • New nuclear fusion records are being set at the US National Ignition Facility, bringing the world closer to an era of plentiful green, clean energy.  Here are some facts:
  • US scientists have been producing as output two-times the amount of energy inputted into nuclear fusion reactions
  • They started setting records in 2022 and have been increasing those energy production milestones ever since
  • Fusion energy works like the sun, squeezing smaller particles together into larger atoms
  • Nuclear fusion creates more energy than the nuclear fission process in current nuclear reactors and, importantly, does not leave behind radioactive waste
  • These fusion milestones are just being published by the US scientific team
  • They are significant advances and give hope to a new era of plentiful, green energy
  • Still much work needs to be done: specifically, the creation of practical fusion reactors for widespread use
  • National Ignition Facility is part of the Lawrence Livermore National Lab.


A HUGE SPACE UMBRELLA TO DEFLECT SUN RAYS






Source: Technion-Israel Institute of Technology


  • Israeli scientists are developing a huge space-based umbrella to lessen Earth's temperature by nearly 3-degrees by deflecting sun rays from space.  Here's what we know:
  • The umbrella under development is the size of Argentina = to a 1 million-sq. mile solar sail space canopy
  • The Climate Change team developing this unique technology is from Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
  • They say their huge space umbrella could be a reality by 2027
  • The cost could reach trillions of dollars
  • Called the "Sail", it would be placed in orbit 9 million miles from Earth
  • The umbrella consists of lightweight solar sails affixed to a solar powered craft
  • The White House announced that it is open to plans to block sunlight to halt global warning
  • Israeli team expects to have a prototype in the next 3 years
  • The umbrella will need a specially designed rocket to take it into space
  • During the space flight, the umbrella would be folded inside and open up when it reaches its destination
  • This massive space parasol has one innovative purpose:  help to start mitigating the ravages that Climate Change is causing to the Earth's environment. 

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