(Graduated from) High School Fusor: After Two Years… I Have Neutrons!At approximately 10:00PM, Wednesday, August 23rd, two years of independent research, development, construction, and experimentation came to…Sep 7, 2023Sep 7, 2023
High School Fusor: Fusors 1.3 and 1.4 Mini-Update (and much more to come)I have given myself a two month deadline to achieve nuclear fusion.Apr 12, 2023Apr 12, 2023
High School Fusor: One Year Milestone, New Equipment, and Significant Changes for the Near FutureWhen I started this project about a year ago I had just completed my sophomore year and now I’m about to be a senior in high school (yay!)…Aug 22, 2022Aug 22, 2022
High School Fusor: New Pump, Deeper Vacuums, and Star ModeSince my last update more than two months ago, I have made many improvements to Fusor 1. Most significantly, I have finally replaced the…Feb 14, 2022Feb 14, 2022
High School Fusor: Plasma Club Admittance, Sub-100 Micron Chamber Pressure, and More Plasma…After I posted my first light report here, I made a fusor.net post with most of the same information. I had expected to be told that I…Nov 26, 2021Nov 26, 2021
High School Fusor: First Light of Fusor 1!Since I started this project, and as I stated in a previous post, the goal of Fusor 1 has been to take what I have learned with the very…Nov 20, 2021Nov 20, 2021
High School Fusor: Fusor 0 Retirement, New Lab Space, and a Fusor 1 Pump-down TestOver the almost month since I last updated here, I have made monumental progress on my fusion project. Not only have I actually began…Nov 20, 2021Nov 20, 2021
High School Fusor: Fusor 1 Construction Completed!Last week, the rest of the fittings, adapters and other parts for Fusor 1 arrived! I put the chamber together last week, but due to a…Oct 20, 2021Oct 20, 2021
High School Fusor: Fusor 0 Current Metering and Fusor 1 Parts OrderedThis last week has been a big one for my fusion project.Sep 29, 2021Sep 29, 2021
High School Fusion Reactor: Fusor 0 Rebuild and TestsSince early August, all of my fusor progress has been made in the research and design phase of Fusor 1 as both the grid and bottom plate of…Sep 13, 2021Sep 13, 2021