Tiny reactor boosts fusion with a sponge-like trick

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have shown that a small bench-top reactor can enhance nuclear fusion rates by electrochemically loading a metal with deuterium fuel. Unlike massive magnetic confinement reactors, their experiment uses a room-temperature setup that packs deuterium into palladium like a sponge, boosting the likelihood of fusion events.

​Researchers at the University of British Columbia have shown that a small bench-top reactor can enhance nuclear fusion rates by electrochemically loading a metal with deuterium fuel. Unlike massive magnetic confinement reactors, their experiment uses a room-temperature setup that packs deuterium into palladium like a sponge, boosting the likelihood of fusion events. Researchers at the University of British Columbia have shown that a small bench-top reactor can enhance nuclear fusion rates by electrochemically loading a metal with deuterium fuel. Unlike massive magnetic confinement reactors, their experiment uses a room-temperature setup that packs deuterium into palladium like a sponge, boosting the likelihood of fusion events. 

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