⚛️ How to Build a Nuclear Fusor at Home in 36 Hours Using AI (And What It Is)
Canadian student Hudhayfa Nazoordeen used AI to build a nuclear fusor in his kitchen. He said most of the research was done by AI, and he followed the instructions, often without fully understanding them. He had never built anything like this before.
ℹ️ A fusor is a nuclear fusion device that accelerates and collides ions via an electric field. While it is not suited for use in an industrial thermonuclear reactor, it can produce neutrons.
1️⃣ Sourcing materials took several weeks. Nazoordeen ordered most of the components on eBay but found some on AliExpress, reducing the overall cost from $15,000 to $3,000.
2️⃣ He extracted deuterium (the principal reagent) using a proton exchange membrane from a children's fuel cell car kit.
3️⃣ Over 51 hours, Nazoordeen developed a project in Claude, he compiled information from forums, transcripts of discussions, and other relevant sources.
4️⃣ For challenging assembly and wiring steps, Nazoordeen turned to OpenAI o1 pro, which proved more helpful than Claude for these specific tasks.
5️⃣ He live-streamed the entire 36-hour fusor assembly process on X from his kitchen. The result is shown in the video ⤴️
The visible bubbles in the flask (neutron detector) confirm that nuclear fusion has commenced, indicating the presence of escaping neutrons.
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