Michigan Teen Creates Fusion Device

Josh Lindenmuth writes "The Detroit Free Press is reporting that Thiago Olson, a 17 year old Michigan teen, was able to create a small fusion device in his parents' basement. The machine uses a 40,000 volt charge and deuterium gas to create the small reaction, which he says looks like a 'small intense ball of energy.' The teen's fusion device is obviously not a self-sustaining reactor, but it still shows how fusion technology is becoming more accessible. Hopefully this points to a future where large scale fusion reactors are both economical and widely used."

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Re:Deuterium?

[ResidntGeek]

Christ almighty, is a simple check on wikipedia too much to ask? Heavy water boils at 101.4 degrees celcius. Anyone with a flame and a flask can get it in nearly unlimited quantities without the government ever knowing.