Hi,
so I have absolutely no idea about the world of investment. I just read an article about the world of tech start-ups doing fusion energy research. Fusion energy is something which would be huge (!) once we could do it, but we probably need a few centuries until we got the science figured out and everything. Now, most fusion energy projects follow the same basic science - which is mostly funded by countries.
Because some physicists wanted to try another approach but weren't given any money - because politics (or whatever) - they created their own start-ups and are now doing their research.
I'm wondering why such comapnies get money. Is it really just a play with risk or do such companies usually try to monetize "side products"? (no idea if these companies's science can be used for anything commercial). Do the investors just think "If they are gonna do it, my investment will be worth it a lot"? How hard is it to get such funding and what happens if you decide after like 20 years: It's not gonna work, our approach to the problem is bullshit.
Example of such a company would be tri alpha.
Submitted September 19, 2017 at 12:19PM by leaiaiai http://ift.tt/2hgg6Er
