Sound waves produce fusion reaction in tabletop device.(MATERIALS SCIENCE/R & D)

Advanced Materials & Processes,  September, 2005  

Tags: bubble, hydrogen, Purdue University

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An acoustic cavitation device in which sound waves produce a fusion reaction has reportedly been built by researchers at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. A key component of the experiment is a glass test chamber about the size of two coffee mugs filled with deuterated acetone, which contains a form of hydrogen known as deuterium, or heavy hydrogen, in which the nucleus contains a neutron in addition to the single proton.

The researchers exposed the test chamber to neutrons, and then bombarded the liquid with a specific frequency of ultrasound, which caused cavities to form ...

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