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Fusion attempt live feed
We are live tweeting a fusion attempt today. Olivia Koski, a science journalist student is here to document. Summary: 2 hours of bakeout prior to metered trial. Calibration on the bubble detector labe… more →
Prometheus Fusion Perfection
What's a fusor?
wrote 3 weeks ago: So I’ve introduced a few basic scientific concepts ranging from what fusion is to what a plasm … more →
Fusion attempt live feed
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wrote 1 month ago: We are live tweeting a fusion attempt today. Olivia Koski, a science journalist student is here to d … more →
80/20
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wrote 1 month ago: The 80/20 arrived. I completed some necessary upgrades to the fusor. We now have proper support for … more →
Hello Internets!
wrote 1 month ago: To clarify: the device we used for the recent fusion run is a Farnsworth–Hirsch Fusor. Ultimately we … more →
FIRST FUSION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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wrote 1 month ago: I’ve been doing trials on the fusor all night. Finally GOT IT. WE HAVE FIRST FUSION. LOOK AT T … more →
Remote Control
wrote 1 month ago: Now that our Fusor seems to be working, I must operate it from a safe distance. Last night I did the … more →
Star Mode
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wrote 2 months ago: We got the butterfly value installed and tested out the new grid. Beautiful stable plasmas. Air plas … more →
New Inner Grid
wrote 2 months ago: Yesterday I made a new fusor grid: With an 45mm OD, this grid is smaller (and prettier) than the pre … more →
Second Attempt
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wrote 2 months ago: Made a second fusion attempt today with a deuterium plasma. Using the new power supply and the mass … more →
-30kV / 10mA
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wrote 2 months ago: If you’ve been following me on twitter, you know I received a -30kV / 10mA Glassman a few days … more →
Deuterium Plasma
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wrote 2 months ago: Spent this evening attempting fusion with the Fusor. No bubbles in the detector, but I got these pho … more →
Deuterium Handling System
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wrote 4 months ago: Got the last bits of plumbing today: Took about half hour to install: And with that the first iterat … more →
FIRST PLASMA
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wrote 4 months ago: YES! Check this business: Here it is with the color levels adjusted so you can see more: This is rea … more →
Inner Grid Standoff Redo
wrote 4 months ago: So the approach I used to secure the inner grid just wasn’t cutting it: The inner grid was not … more →
Outer Grid Fix
wrote 4 months ago: During previous tests we noticed that the outer grid was not mechanically secure in the chamber. Tod … more →
Lets take a crack at this whole blogging...
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wrote 4 months ago: Lets take a crack at this whole blogging thing… I’ve been looking into a pretty nifty pi … more →
Featured Fusor
wrote 4 months ago: A college professor once told me that an hour in the library can save ten in the lab. Well now the l … more →
Assembling the Fusor
wrote 5 months ago: Time to try assembling the reactor. Deez polished the core to remove flux and oxidation: Here we are … more →
Sled Sketch
wrote 5 months ago: Here is a rough sketch of the sled. These dimensions will change, this sketch is for a welding estim … more →
