This line from Woomera strikes me both interesting and odd: "I was told that they were trying to actually see what happens in their device with some glass with a melting point of 1500degc. They saw it light up like the sun and then it melted the glass. This just took a second or two. "
If the reaction lights up like the sun, that bit of knowledge would make it much easier to replicate.. seems like a trade secret. Secondly, why would the glass melt if the reaction is not supposed to melt the nickel? There is a video on youtube that shows how resistant silica glass is to thermal shock... so not sure what to think. For replicators this company makes high pressure silica (1600C) and sapphire (2400C) glass windows that would screw onto a pipe thread.. http://www.rayotek.com/tech-specs/sight-windows.htm - Brad p.s. July would be nice.
