General Fusion claims it can bring us a grid-capable 100 MW fusion power plant within ten years for an investment of less than a billion dollars:
http://www.technologyreview.com/business/23102/
The magnetized target fusion technique it will use isn't a new concept, but the digital precision necessary to make it work has only recently become available.
Technology is advancing at an exponential rate often called the "Law of Accelerating Returns." If futurist predictions prove correct, we'll have advanced molecular manufacturing by around 2025, and possibly the replacement of humanity by vastly advanced machines a decade or two later.
This is a chronicle of our journey to that future, one advancing technology article at a time. I post the more significant and interesting articles as I come across them.
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New Target for Alzheimer’s: Researchers Discover Enzyme Behind Tau Protein Build-Up
https://scitechdaily.com/new-target-for-alzheimers-researchers-discover-enzyme-behind-tau-protein-build-up/
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http://www.sltrib.com/home/3898355-155/albuquerque-weighs-getting-more-solar-power
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"An experimental demonstration of a quantum calculation has shown that a single molecule can perform operations thousands of times fast...
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Wow, this is some crazy stuff. If it works it will be very impressive. If clean fusion can really be achieved in a cost effective efficient manner it would be an amazing thing. There are some great interviews with business folks and researchers involved in alternative energies at http://www.ourblook.com/component/option,com_sectionex/Itemid,200076/id,8/view,category/#catid92 which are useful on these subjects.
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