Michigan teen creates nuclear fusion

mimo2005 · 11-20-2006, 07:31 AM

Michigan teen creates nuclear fusion

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- An ambitious teenager in Rochester Hills, Mich., is ranked as the 18th amateur in the world to create nuclear fusion -- combining atoms to create energy.

The Detroit Free Press reported that 17-year-old Thiago Olson set up a machine in his parents' garage and has been working exhaustively for more than two years. His machine creates nuclear fusion on a small scale.

Nuclear fusion is "kind of like the holy grail of physics," Olson told the Free Press.

Olson's machine consists of a vacuum that sucks air out, and then deuterium -- a form of hydrogen -- is injected into the vacuum. He then charges electricity into the vacuum, causing the atoms in the center to be attracted to one another, creating nuclear fusion.

Olson -- who wants to work for the federal government, as his grandfather did -- is an otherwise typical teen, the newspaper said. He is on the track team at Stoney Creek High School and plans to go to college.

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...9-071856-1844r

Junior, stop messing around in the garage and mow the lawn already!

+not really .

**carsey** · 11-20-2006, 09:07 AM

Cool...So that could be the next form of energy??

**Done_Fishin** · 11-20-2006, 09:46 AM

How long before one of these "normal" people creates a machine that sucks us all in?

No I am NOT talking about Goverment!

**DumberDrummer** · 11-20-2006, 10:02 AM

Not likely the next form of energy... note that he has to put electricity into it to get it to happen. Maybe someday we will solve the mystery that is cold fusion, but its not gonna happen anytime soon.

**Glaswegian** · 11-20-2006, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DumberDrummer

Not likely the next form of energy... note that he has to put electricity into it to get it to happen. Maybe someday we will solve the mystery that is cold fusion, but its not gonna happen anytime soon.

That's right, always look on the bright side...

11-20-2006, 07:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
mimo2005 Manager, Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 11,142 OS: xp	Michigan teen creates nuclear fusion Michigan teen creates nuclear fusion ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- An ambitious teenager in Rochester Hills, Mich., is ranked as the 18th amateur in the world to create nuclear fusion -- combining atoms to create energy. The Detroit Free Press reported that 17-year-old Thiago Olson set up a machine in his parents' garage and has been working exhaustively for more than two years. His machine creates nuclear fusion on a small scale. Nuclear fusion is "kind of like the holy grail of physics," Olson told the Free Press. Olson's machine consists of a vacuum that sucks air out, and then deuterium -- a form of hydrogen -- is injected into the vacuum. He then charges electricity into the vacuum, causing the atoms in the center to be attracted to one another, creating nuclear fusion. Olson -- who wants to work for the federal government, as his grandfather did -- is an otherwise typical teen, the newspaper said. He is on the track team at Stoney Creek High School and plans to go to college. http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...9-071856-1844r Junior, stop messing around in the garage and mow the lawn already! +not really . __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo" Last edited by mimo2005; 11-20-2006 at 07:37 AM.

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DumberDrummer Cymru am byth Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,385 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 My System	Not likely the next form of energy... note that he has to put electricity into it to get it to happen. Maybe someday we will solve the mystery that is cold fusion, but its not gonna happen anytime soon. __________________ Living with Louie dog's the only way to stay sane _____________________________________________ ... and with those words so begins my lifetime of longing for the devil's warm embrace

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carsey Moderator, TSF Articles Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hunwick, Co. Durham England Posts: 10,678 OS: XP Pro SP3 My System	Cool...So that could be the next form of energy??