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Sandia Labs Takes First Steps Toward Fusion

Posted by timothy on from the will-it-fit-in-a-95-escort-wagon dept.

robosmall writes "Sandia Labs has successfully demostrated the emission of neutrons (a side effect of thermonuclear fusion) from a BB-sized capsule of deuterium using using their venerable Z-Machine (eye-candy!). With this achievement they enter the race to create sustained fusion reactions."

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  1. Question is... by baldass_newbie · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...however fusion could offer a great alternative which in the long run may prove more viable and more extensively useable than solar, hydro-electric, or wind power individually, maybe even collectively.

    Yeah, but can I hook one up to a DeLorean and do time travel?

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    1. Re:Question is... by fenix+down · · Score: 2, Funny

      I thought I had a Mr. Fusion(R) home energy reactor,
      but it turns out it was just a coffee maker
      with a post-it note.

  2. Z machine? by mypalmike · · Score: 5, Funny

    So can I play Zork on this thing or what?

    -_-_-

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  3. Potential amount of energy involved? by NanoGator · · Score: 2, Funny

    What kind of energy can we pull out of this sucker? Acceptable benchmarks are: how fast you can microwave a basket of hamsters, how many AMD machines you can power per unit of fuel, and how long can Marge Simpson blow dry her hair.

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  4. HL? by Hodr · · Score: 5, Funny

    How long until the lights go out and demons from another dimension are sucked into the building?

    1. Re:HL? by jwriney · · Score: 3, Funny

      I never dreamed I'd ever see a resonance cascade, let alone download a .JPG of one.

      --riney

  5. Imagine by sazim · · Score: 1, Funny

    Imagine a beowulf cl...

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  6. Re:The holy grail of energy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's particularly encouraging to see the scientists questioned their results and tested for extraneous sources before publishing preliminary findings.

    what do u think they are? programmers?

  7. Now all I need is a Delorean by cyber_rigger · · Score: 2, Funny


    I haven't been collecting all this garbage for nothing.

  8. Re:Practical fusion at home! by TeknoHog · · Score: 2, Funny

    Farnsworth says you can have fusion at home, isn't this like.. good news everyone?

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  9. UT2003 level by shadowbearer · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oooooooooo.....

    SB

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  10. Re:Tritium in watches. by 3waygeek · · Score: 2, Funny

    Google begs to differ.

  11. Re:Decomissioning by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    That's a nuclear *FISSION* power plant.

    If you deactivate a fusion plant you will have to worry about sounding like Donald Duck for a while.