How Does Hydrogen-Boron Fusion Work?

[hagopbul]

TL;DR

Read an article about this fusion trend but there is something I can't understand

Hello All:

Read an article about new trend in fusion science about hydrogen-boron 11 fusion

Called HB-11 fusion and a start up are doing a research on it using pulsed laser

What I don't understand how it is considered a possible new method for energy production when we know hydrogen and boron needs more energy to create fusion ?

Some concepts is not clear for me like laser induced magnetic confinement

The kilo Tesla ! Magnetic field !

The reaction avalanche of the fusion !

best
hagop

 

[mfb]

It needs to be hotter to happen, but the reaction H + B-11 -> 3*He-4 releases a lot of energy. In principle it might be used if suitable conditions to start the fusion reaction can be reached.
I don't understand the other questions, if they are questions.

 

[hagopbul]

I was asking about a concept introduced in hb-11 project

Laser induced magnetic confinement

They are also going to use a magnetic field of kilo Tesla level how they can create that field

 

[jackwhirl]

I was wondering about this as well. I'm not sure what kind of prototyping they've done yet...

Here's a Popular Mechanics article.
Here's the UNSW Sydney press release.
Here's US Patent number 10,410,752.

 

[Lord Jestocost]

Read an article about new trend in fusion science about hydrogen-boron 11 fusion

Aneutronic fusion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aneutronic_fusion

 

[hagopbul]

What about :

1 avalanche fusion did anyone could explain that ?

2 they are accelerating H with laser , I heard about accelerating atoms but didn't read about accelerating subatomic particles with a laser pulse that is not in gamma ray region ?