Theoretical physicist Steve Cowley acknowledged today that while fusion is really hard to do it’s also the planet’s best shot of having a clean and safe renewable energy source. Twitter seemed to be shaken by this desirable concept:

Okay that woke me up (Steve Cowley) — RichMulholland

Steve Cowley’s fusion talk is making me as excited about fusion as when I first unlocked it in SimCity — kn0thing

Fusion. Want it now. 150 million degrees makes it happen. So what’s preventing it? Not ” cold fusion” nonsense. EU Power awaits in 2030 — joeltalks

the best form of energy isn’t the SUN, it is the one that you save… — leeander

Can’t tweet the nuclear physics talk from Steve Cowley. Requires my full attention. — ruthannharnisch

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