Scientists have dicovered a new type of fusion that is 8 to 10 times more powerful than conventional fusion. Yet, if the scientists felt that it may have some dangerous applications (i.e., new fusion bomb), they would not have published their discovery.
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Conventional Fusion Reactor
Conventional fusion reactors, still in the experimental stage, are in the shape of a torus (donut) and turn deuterium (H2) and tritium (H3) into helium and neutrons.
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The interior of the reactor can exceed a temperature of 300 million degrees Celcius, 20 times hotter than the center of the Sun.
Imagine a Quark Reactor
Two physicists, Marek Karliner from Tel Aviv University and Jonathan L. Rosner from University of Chicago discovered fusion of sub-atomic particles called quarks, could produce 8 to 10 times more energy than fusion of hydrogen atoms.
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Quarks
Quarks are elementary particles.
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Quarks are categorized into three pairs or six types: up/down, charm/strange, and top/bottom. Quarks also have the characteristic of having a fractional charge. When quarks join together they form composite particles called hadrons. The most stable form of hadrons are protons and electrons.
Quark Fusion
Three years ago Karliner and Rosner predicted that the fusion of quarks could form a new type of particle. Experimental physicists are CERN discovered a new type of particle call a baryon. The baryon is a composite of two heavy quarks, "charm" and "light quark". The baryon particle exactly matched the prediction made by Karliner and Rosner. The experimental discovery confirmed Karliner and Rosner's theorectical prediction of quark fusion.
However, the practical application of quark fusion is far from technically feasible at this time. This is because heavy quarks only exist for 1 trillionth of a second. This makes the containment of a large mass of heavy quarks nearly impossible with today's technology.
Sources and Full Articles
MELTING QUARKS CAN PRODUCE 10 TIMES TIMES THE ENERGY OF NUCLEAR FUSION, The Jerusalem Post, 5 November 2017
Hotter than the Sun: JET – Earth’s biggest fusion reactor, in Culham, The Register, 25 September 2017
This fusion reaction is so powerful that physicists nearly buried the results when they discovered it, Gears Of Biz, 5 November 2017
Quark-level analogue of nuclear fusion with doubly-heavy baryons, Cornell University Library, 8 August 2017
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There is near-term potential in this verification of theoretical prediction, not for direct energy production, but for "catalysing" other reactions- a pico-second is a long time for many nuclear transitions and reactions.
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That is really a great discovery my dear friend.
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If I remember correctly Quarks were just theoretical particles when I was studying physics in Naval Nuclear Power School. Just thinking about these things makes my head hurt now 😄
Population is directly proportional to the availability of controllable energy sources. Just to maintain our present population takes a massive amount of energy, for it to continue to grow we would need even more sustainable energy. Any disruption in the usable supply of energy would cause a population reduction somewhere, and probably lead to war over resources.
It would be nice to hear, and it would ease my fears to know that a fusion reactor that was capable of supplying the world with unlimited clean energy had been invented and put into operation. My worst nightmare is another nuclear accident at one or more of our current fission plants that leads to a meltdown and more devastating pollution.
I am of the opinion that we have not heard the last from the Fukushima disaster, and I am convenced that it is only a matter of time before other power plants undergo disasters that rival that one or are even worse. So I think that it is very important for us to find new sources of energy, and maybe even better delivery systems to get that energy to the location where it is needed in a more reliable way.
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I agree, energy is the life blood of a technological society. In some ways society can improve the efficiency of power generation, whether it be from solar, wind, ocean waves, or fossil fuels. High efficiency solar cells would be fantastic.
I live in a windy area, hardly ever a calm day. It would be nice to have a few wind turbines that are quiet and efficient, so that homeowner associations would permit them.
Breakthroughs in science seem to be happening at a faster and faster pace. Someone is bound to come up with an idea for a new energy source one day.
And yes, it makes my head hurt too when I think about the days I was studying quantum physics in a graduate degree program.
Have a great week!
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Mike
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That is really a great discovery my dear friend.
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Thanks sir imported news discovery science.
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I see -- well, that was noteworthy ..and interesting, but it's a shame the heavy quarks only exist for 1 trillionth of a second.
However, I have confidence they'll make a breakthrough .
Thanks for sharing yr #SCIENCE Knowledge, & catch u next time
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Thanks sir .they are very important information.
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information is power, and good to know about this new science discoveries.
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Hi Mike,
You may one to add this one to your sources, which is the original scientific articles all of this is about. Unfortunately, there is zero application of this to produce energy that is usable by humans.
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Thank you very much. I have added the source to the posting.
While quark fusion may have no practical application today, I can't help but think that there may be a practical application in the future. No scientific discovery is wasted over time.
Have a great week!
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A discovery is never a waste of time and we can never bet on what could be done with it. I am however pretty convinced quark fusion will not be usable for energy. The reason is that to get there, we need to inject much more energy in the first place. But as you said, who knows, maybe one day will someone come with a revolution for physics ^^
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There is near-term potential
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