DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

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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