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The continued shrinking of accelerators has had me brainstorming on a compact nanofusion approach for awhile https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B5maRx9w0ahQTq

• ben_w 2y ago
  You might want to also look at what can already be done with an electrostatic design such as a fusor, and why they aren't widespread outside of science fair projects. Another limitation with anything micro-fabricated is that the resulting radiation from fusion working is going to knock atoms out of their lattices, degrading chips in direct proportion to total (lifetime) energy output.
  • pmayrgundter 2y ago
    Yeah, I did a bit but thanks for the thought. Will again Agreed the micro architecture and energies involved are.. challenging I guess my thinking is that most of the assumptions that might have precluded small scales may have radically changed I'm thinking of the lattice as more of a staging area for a downrange scatter, so no local accumulation of the energies. But no idea how practical that may be