DataDisrupter

I wasn't aware of that distinction about the energy for the laser to generate the heat energy within the reaction not being factored into the Q value, very interesting, thank you! Would that energy for the laser still be required in a "stable reaction" continuously, or would it be something that would "trail off"?

I didn't see any mention of the output in the article. 22MW injected, but does anyone know if the reaction was actually generating a positive output?

Well, because you didn't add a /s to your comment, some day it will end up as an answer spewed out by some LLM, as absolutely factual.

You might want to consider looking up "Jodorowsky's Dune" for a bit more insight into how... huh... let's say "influenced" Star Wars (and others for that matter) was by Dune overall.