Ultra-Dense Deuterium May Be Nuclear Fuel of the Future -- ScienceDaily
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7/27/2015 Ultradense Deuterium May Be Nuclear Fuel Of The Future ScienceDaily http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090511181356.htm 1/3 Your source for the latest research news Date: Source: Summary: Ultradense Deuterium May Be Nuclear Fuel Of The Future May 12, 2009 University of Gothenburg A material that is a hundred thousand times heavier than water and more dense than the core of the Sun is being produced at a university. The scientists working with this material are aiming for an energy process that is both more sustainable and less damaging to the environment than the nuclear power used today. FULL STORY The photograph shows an experiment in which dense deuterium is irradiated by a laser. The white glow in the container in the centre of the photograph is from deuterium. Credit: Leif Holmlid A material that is a hundred thousand times heavier than water and more dense than the core of the Sun is being produced at the University of Gothenburg. The scientists working with this material are aiming for an energy process that is both more sustainable and less damaging to the environment than the nuclear power used today. Imagine a material so heavy that a cube with sides of length 10 cm weights 130 tonnes, a material whose density is significantly greater than the material in the core of the Sun. Such a material is being produced and studied by scientists in Atmospheric Science at the Department of Chemistry, the University of Gothenburg. Towards commercial use So far, only microscopic amounts of the new material have been produced. New measurements that have been published in two scientific journals, however, have shown that the distance between atoms in the material is much smaller than in normal matter. Leif Holmlid, Professor in the Department of Chemistry, believes that this is an important step on the road to commercial use of the material.
Ultra-Dense Deuterium May Be Nuclear Fuel of the Future -- ScienceDaily
