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More Evidence for Tabletop Fusion

Posted by Zonk on from the my-favorite-atomic-reaction dept.

heptapod writes "Researchers at Purdue University have statistically significant evidence that their tabletop fusion experiments were successful. Yiban Xu's experiment different from an earlier Oak Ridge experiment using a different and cheaper source of neutrons than Oak Ridge's pulse neutron generator. Surpassing break-even point still eludes the grasp of science."

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  1. Re:One more evidence.. by William+Robinson · · Score: 1, Troll
    Call me crazy

    Ummmm...OK. :)

    but maybe because this stuff is fairly new and far from mainstream?

    About 15 years. Are you saying we should wait for another 20 years and watch other countries make progress? (Japan?)

    The government has given money to the Fermi Accelerators for years

    And that is enough justification for turning blind eye towards something better? Difficult to agree with you.

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