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Teenager achieves nuclear fusion at home
[frame]Quote[Image: fusion-device.jpg]In 2006 Thiago Olson joined the extremely sparse ranks of amateurs worldwide who have achieved nuclear fusion with a home apparatus. In other words, he built the business end of a hydrogen bomb in his basement. The plasma "star in a jar"—shown at the left—demonstrated his success.

For two years, Olson researched what he would need and scrounged for parts from eBay and the hardware store. Flanges and piping? Check. High-voltage X-ray transformer? Check. Pumps, deuterium source, neutron bubble dosimeter? Check, check, check. “I have cross-country and track, so during those seasons I don’t have much time to work on it,
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(This post was last modified: 26/03/2007 10:20 PM by dasme.)
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Teenager achieves nuclear fusion at home - dasme - 26/03/2007 10:20 PM
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