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EPISODE · Mar 21, 2019 · 10 MIN

Fusion Phenom

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Devin and Keith discuss the incredible nature of a 12 year old who build a Fusion Reactor in his home. A 12-year-old kid from Tennessee created a nuclear reaction in his family's playroom in January 2018, according The Guardian. That makes him the youngest known person to have done so. The Open Source Fusor Research Consortium (a group of nuclear hobbyists) recognized Jackson Oswalt's achievement on Feb. 2, according to a report by commercial appeal, a USA Today affiliate. Oswalt, now 14, built a machine that generates a plasma in which nuclear fusion occurs — not splitting an atom, but rather crushing atoms together to form heavier atoms. Original article: https://www.livescience.com/64846-fusion-kid.html

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