In other words, he built the business end of a hydrogen bomb in his
basement. The plasma "star in a jar"-shown at the left-demonstrated his
success.
Olson - "It's more of a weekend project." ... the prospect of creating all
this energy while forming only nonradioactive helium and easily controlled
neutrons has made harnessing fusion one of the most sought-after and heavily
funded goals in sustainable energy. Robert Bussard, a nuclear physicist-
"These kids are studying much more useful physics than what the country is
spending billions on," he says. - SWEET!
I better check what my son is building in the basement ;-)
