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College Freshman Builds Fusion Reactor

Posted by michael on from the mr.-fusion dept.

Aiua writes "The Deseret Morning News is reporting that a Utah State University freshman has built a nuclear fusion reactor and compares how the student is similar to Philo T. Farnsworth (the inventor of the television and designer of the plans for a fusion reactor)."

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  1. Re:Cool... by Darth_brooks · · Score: 0, Redundant

    On the other hand, wouldn't the FBI be looking hard at him now that has built something like this?

    Why?

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  2. second place by pyrrho · · Score: 0, Redundant


    Others thought it was cool, too. Wallace began winning contests -- local, state, national -- culminating in second place in the International Intel Science and Engineering Fair last May in Cleveland. He's now beginning work on a USU physics degree.

    who got first place?

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  3. Re:Um.... by silicon+not+in+the+v · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It said that was the plans he found from Farnsworth that got him started on building his reactor. It told of the further advances he made with it that achieved a fusion reaction. Don't YOU read the articles???

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