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Amateur Scientists Seek Fusion Reaction

ElvaWSJ writes "A small subculture of amateur physicists and science-fiction fans — fewer than 100 worldwide — are building working nuclear-fusion reactors at home. The designs are based on the work of Philo T. Farnsworth, an inventor of television, from the 1960s. Some of these hobbyists hope similar reactors can one day power the planet, but so far they consume more energy than they create."

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  1. Re:Can a String Theorist? by jacquesm · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I disagree about the cad side of linux dying, and these folks would probably do the same.