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lagomorph777

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17. There's also cavitation fusion and recently something involving nanoscale platinum/electron "gas"

Reply to ROB-ROX (Reply #9)

Wed Feb 20, 2019, 02:17 PM

Feb 2019

Neither of which is net positive either, but all are pointing in an interesting direction.

Of course, for cheap energy, pretty hard to beat the gigantic fusion reactor that we orbit around.

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Teen builds working nuclear fusion reactor in Memphis home [View all] MosheFeingold Feb 2019 OP

Uh, really? DavidDvorkin Feb 2019 #1

Just don't ask about his cat MosheFeingold Feb 2019 #4

Well, he was able to make a neutron image of the cat's insides for about a second. lagomorph777 Feb 2019 #16

For the record MosheFeingold Feb 2019 #2

Very big deal. MontanaMama Feb 2019 #3

Sheldon? Oneironaut Feb 2019 #5

So I tried to look up other sources of this claim.... mitch96 Feb 2019 #6

Yeah MosheFeingold Feb 2019 #7

"uses more energy that it produces" mitch96 Feb 2019 #12

Well, there IS a way MosheFeingold Feb 2019 #13

OH picky, picky picky.... mitch96 Feb 2019 #14

And what 13 yr old doesn't have $8-10k to indulge in his hobbies ? nt eppur_se_muova Feb 2019 #8

I have been involved with both magnetic fusion and laser fusion. ROB-ROX Feb 2019 #9

Cool MosheFeingold Feb 2019 #15

There's also cavitation fusion and recently something involving nanoscale platinum/electron "gas" lagomorph777 Feb 2019 #17

Huh. Who knew? gristy Feb 2019 #10

Why stop there? Get a Mr Fussion! MosheFeingold Feb 2019 #11