“Amateur Fusion” makes the Wall Street Journal

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After months in the making, this morning’s Wall Street Journal offers a front page story featuring the "amateur fusion" community hosted here at fusor.net:

Many of these hobbyists call themselves "fusioneers," and have formed a loosely knit community that numbers more than 100 world-wide. Getting into their elite "Neutron Club" requires building a tabletop reactor that successfully fuses hydrogen isotopes and glows like a miniature star. Only 42 have qualified; some have T-shirts that read "Fusion — been there…done that."

Link: Nuclear Ambitions: Amateur Scientists Get a Reaction From Fusion – WSJ.com.

3 thoughts on ““Amateur Fusion” makes the Wall Street Journal”

  1. Hi,
    I’m a South Korean,
    I interested About Amateur Fusion.
    Can you Help Me About Making a
    Amateur Fusion?please give Some
    Hints about it,
    I’ll Wait for your Mail,
    edensono@naver.com,
    PS,I’m English Rookie ^-^;;
    Please introduce easy When you Call back.

  2. Congratulations! Hopefully with the gained exposure additional funding opportunities will present themselves and you can head for break-even!

  3. It is interesting that there are “42” members. A coincidence or just more proof that Douglas Adams was right all along? 😛
    Bravo on the science. It is good to see the community being lauded for it’s work.
    John
    Ottawa, Canada

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