On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 14:44:27 -0400 (EDT), Henry Spencer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Sounds more than a bit like the electrostatic fusion reactor in Analog >> a few years ago. I'm glad someone built one. Especially a high >> school kid! > >Don't get too excited -- note that it's a well-known type of device and >there are a number of similar machines in existence already. It's a >remarkable project for a high-school kid working on a shoestring, but it's >not a breakthrough in fusion technology. Ah - I got the impression from the Analog article that the electrostatic confinement fusion reactor was, while not even theoretically capable of power generation (by 9 orders of magnitude IIRC), a new design, buildable by an amateur, and hence pretty cool. Anyway, I always get excited when amateurs build working hardware. -R -- Son: Dad, I have a question about women. Suppose I Dagwood: Apologize anyway. Son: Yeah, that's about what I figured Dagwood: It saves time _______________________________________________ ERPS-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.erps.org/mailman/listinfo/erps-list
