Richard Hull gets ready to demonstrate his home-made nuclear fusion reactor, Fusor IV.

Van deGraaf generator demo at Richard Hull’s High Energy Amateur Science gathering in Richmond, VA Oct 4 2008

Not that I want to get political or anything on a site dedicated to science, but 61 Nobel Laureates speaking in unison warrants some attention: An Open Letter to the American People This year’s presidential election is among the most significant in our nation’s history. The country urgently needs a visionary leader who can ensure

…in a publication like the Wall Street Journal isn’t such a good thing after all, since it seems to give some people in positions of authority who nevertheless have little idea what they’re talking about something to be afraid of, like this editor and publisher of the Emporia Gazette. I don’t know much about nuclear

…in a publication like the Wall Street Journal isn’t such a good thing after all, since it seems to give some people in positions of authority who nevertheless have little idea what they’re talking about something to be afraid of, like this editor and publisher of theLink: Friday Thoughts | emporiagazette.com. I don’t know much

One of the lasting legacies of Nikola Tesla is his quest to deliver electrical power wirelessly.  Now Intel says they’ve achieved just that, although without giant tower on Long Island… Intel on Thursday showed off a wireless electric power system that analysts say could revolutionize modern life by freeing devices from transformers and wall outlets.

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

Our own Richard Hull is featured in this video feature by Wall Street Journal reporter Sam Schechner:

Fusion is now cool with the Geek-o-scenti.  You can get a t-shirt: One day it’s gonna happen. One day the sun will turn the last of the hydrogen in its core into helium, and voila. No more fusion. No more sunshine. Now you have a funny shirt to wear should it happen (and if the

… a really bad idea.  Back-yard fission reactors: Hyperion’s “cartridge” reactor or “nuclear battery” is small, portable and self-contained, which could make it a good fit for remote, rural locations that are disconnected from the power grid. The company says the device can be delivered where it is needed and then sent back to the