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Fusion Using Sonic Compression

Posted by michael on from the wave-theory dept.

The Only Druid writes "Scientists have confirmed the use of sonic waves to create the necessary compression in plasma to achieve nuclear fusion, far more effectively and cheaply than any other method. Val Kilmer was unavailable for comment."

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  1. Re:Did it release more energy than it absorbed? by j_cavera · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Worked on this project for a bit. Yes, it does release more energy that it takes to start -- in theory. In the lab, you need about 100 watts of power to get a few milliwatts of heat. Bear in mind that this technology is in its infancy and may scale upward to the net-gain level. BUT due to temperature constraints in the apparatus (it likes cold), it will be difficult to get this up to power-generation level.

    - Jim

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  2. Not cold fusion! by Handbrewer · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Please people, this is not for cold fusion use - its for starting a hot fusion process. That needs millions of degrees celcius, high material density and so forth. This is one promising solution for the hot fusion "spark plug". http://www.jet.efda.org/
    The key to hot fusion is material density and temperature, containing the plasma is extremely hard.

  3. Re:Interesting by WolfWithoutAClause · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Psuedoscience is inherently not reproducible in carefully controlled, well designed experiments. This certainly seems to be reproducible, hence is not psuedoscience.

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    -WolfWithoutAClause

    "Gravity is only a theory, not a fact!"