Pacific Fusion’s latest prototype packs 440 gigawatts into an 80-nanosecond burst; plus, Rocket engine startup Impulse raises $500 million to hire people, not AI
About this episode
The episode discusses Pacific Fusion's powerful prototype and Impulse Space's focus on hiring human talent over AI.
Pacific Fusion's sub-scale prototype delivered enormous amounts of power in a flash, setting the company up for its demonstration power plant. Also, engineering physical systems still depends on human talent, according to Impulse Space president Eric Romo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Guest: Eric Romo
Topics covered
- power generation
- engineering
- startup funding
- human talent
- rocket engines
Keywords
- Pacific Fusion
- Impulse Space
- rocket engine
- prototype
- power plant
- engineering
- funding
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Organizations: Pacific Fusion, Impulse Space
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