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Concept Borrowed From Video Games Leads To Fusion Energy Breakthrough
Scientists have used collision detection--pioneered in video games--to achieve huge efficiency gains in nuclear fusion.
Drawing from algorithmic innovations in the video game industry, researchers from the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) in South Korea were able to achieve a 15x increase in computation speed in predicting where and when particles would collide in nuclear fusion reactions. Specifically, the scientists adapted collision detection algorithms, which are fundamental calculations done in video games to produce realistic models of how objects interact in space. Fusion, which is the process by which stars produce heat and light (and create the elements from which all planets and lifeforms are made), is in theory preferable as it fuses hydrogen atoms, which are readily available without extractive mining.
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