text: Let’s hope this is the case. Let’s hope there are two. Because if we build more than one of these reactors, we could unlock the mystery of nuclear fusion in half the time it would take us if we just had one. Just like we nearly did in space, had the Beagle barked.
  And that, of course, would have been my 20 cents worth on the subject. Until I received a memo yesterday from my colleague Matt Swift who informed me that our own company – Centaur Communications – has just launched a show that’s aimed at Collaborative Engineering.
  In light of my previous revelations about Mars and nuclear fusion, you might be forgiven in thinking that this idea is not such a very hot potato.
  But think again. It might just be that it’s the politicians and not the engineers who can’t seem to work together. After all, engineers have always formed highly successful multinational collaborations, sometimes even while located in countries at war with one another!
  By sharing knowledge, engineers transcend and usually put to shame the petty political goals of their governments. Let’s hope the success of Matt’s upcoming show in April reflects that fact.
  
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