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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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[–] zagaberoo@beehaw.org 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 days ago

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