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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. This guy will be rich by Dancin_Santa · · Score: 0, Troll

    deuteron ions

    Oh, cold fusion.

    Nothing to see here.

  2. Don't fear! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    I, for one, welcome our new college freshman overlord.

  3. Re:ehh... by Little+Brother · · Score: 0, Troll
    Um, I think the article said (in english no less) that the reactor produced less radiation than the passenger on a commercial aircraft is exposed to. So yes, he "knows what he's doing..."

    Sour grapes much?

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  4. Re:Um.... by xeeno · · Score: 0, Troll

    "deuterium ion plasma, a prerequisite to fusion"

    As impressive as this is, it isn't fusion. Don't you guys read these articles?

  5. Re:Bigger Pics? by nacturation · · Score: 0, Troll

    Why can't we get any bigger pictures of it? Those are too small to see hardly anything.

    descentr, you really should change your password. I think your girlfriend's logged in and is talking about you again.

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  6. Ya know.... by doppleganger871 · · Score: 0, Troll

    ...this kid builds a reactor, and M$ can't even build a reliable patch system for their OS'es. Well, for that matter, a reliable anything.

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  7. Fnord!! by TheAvatar666 · · Score: 0, Troll

    I think it's better if we just fnord everything about this...