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Environment & Energy

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8. Direct conversion of Alphas to DC?

Tue Feb 26, 2013, 12:06 PM

Feb 2013

Sounds like Polywell Fusion might benefit hugely.

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Graphene Breakthrough — One Photon Can Be Converted Into Multiple Electrons [View all] OnlinePoker Feb 2013 OP

Wow! MAD Dave Feb 2013 #1

Um, graphen is 100% carbon. /nt TheMadMonk Feb 2013 #3

Yes, but we don't incinerate it for power. (nt) jeff47 Feb 2013 #4

<rimshot> AtheistCrusader Feb 2013 #13

EVERYTHING makes rich people richer Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #5

"gas and oil makes them richer than this would" pscot Feb 2013 #9

It's making them rich more immediately than this would, though. GliderGuider Feb 2013 #10

Maybe this will keep the human experiment running GliderGuider Feb 2013 #7

*crickets chirping* cprise Mar 2013 #22

Oh, I can't really blame them GliderGuider Mar 2013 #23

Direct conversion of Alphas to DC? FogerRox Feb 2013 #8

GAmma and X-rays are photons, alphas are far more energetic FogerRox Feb 2013 #14

uhhh... alphas aren't photons. They're ionized monatomic helium Sirveri Feb 2013 #15

But will this tech work for Alphas? FogerRox Feb 2013 #16

no... because alpha radiation isn't photons... Sirveri Mar 2013 #18

I dislike the article headline. Sirveri Feb 2013 #12

Could this convert alphas to electricity? FogerRox Feb 2013 #17

I've seen that before. I've not done any serious research on it. Sirveri Mar 2013 #19

Prtoton Born 11 on Earth, HE on the Moon FogerRox Mar 2013 #20

No... It can't. photons aren't alpha. Sirveri Mar 2013 #21