Using a mix of 20 percent deuterium and 80 percent hydrogen, the team managed to hold stable a 50 centimeter (1.6 foot) long column of plasma enough to achieve fusion, evidenced by a signature generation of neutrons being emitted.
We're only talking 5 microseconds worth of neutrons here, so don't clear space in your basement for your Z-Pinch 3000 Home Fusion Box quite yet. But the stability was 5,000 times longer than you'd expect without such a method being used, showing the principle is ripe for further study.
Researchers Just Demonstrated Nuclear Fusion in a Device Small Enough to Keep at Home
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https://www.sciencealert.com/a-breakthr ... -your-home
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Re: Researchers Just Demonstrated Nuclear Fusion in a Device Small Enough to Keep at Home
how quickly will that charge my smart phone
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Atomic iPhones. What could possibly go wrong??
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By the time we get to that point, we will all be dead, so I won't be worrying about it.
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Re: Researchers Just Demonstrated Nuclear Fusion in a Device Small Enough to Keep at Home
You will for sure, the way you fucking eat.The Conservative wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2019 10:39 amBy the time we get to that point, we will all be dead, so I won't be worrying about it.
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Re: Researchers Just Demonstrated Nuclear Fusion in a Device Small Enough to Keep at Home
Meaning? I make 90% of what I eat... and that's from scratch.heydaralon wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2019 3:49 pmYou will for sure, the way you fucking eat.The Conservative wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2019 10:39 amBy the time we get to that point, we will all be dead, so I won't be worrying about it.
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Yeah but most of it is full of fructose and trans fats.The Conservative wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2019 4:22 pmMeaning? I make 90% of what I eat... and that's from scratch.heydaralon wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2019 3:49 pmYou will for sure, the way you fucking eat.The Conservative wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2019 10:39 am
By the time we get to that point, we will all be dead, so I won't be worrying about it.
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Ummm, no... but ok.heydaralon wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2019 4:38 pmYeah but most of it is full of fructose and trans fats.The Conservative wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2019 4:22 pmMeaning? I make 90% of what I eat... and that's from scratch.
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You'll be dead by brain tumor from 5g long before you get a fusion powered iPhone.
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*yip*