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Tristan Zhu
Mar 30, 20242 min read
Building a fusion reactor (part 6): Fusor Mark 1 assembly
Preliminary Tests IEC conductivity tests In putting all the components together, we step-by-step tested multiple components in...
Tristan Zhu
Mar 30, 20242 min read
Building a fusion reactor (part 5): transformer arc test
The first major step in creating our high voltage system was making sure our transformer was working safely. To do this, we decided to...
Tristan Zhu
Mar 30, 20242 min read
Building a fusion reactor (part 4): Inertial confinement chamber
Constructing the Inertial Confinement Chamber (IEC) proved to be much more difficult than expected. The IEC essentially works as a cage....
Tristan Zhu
Feb 20, 20241 min read
Building a Fusion Reactor (Part 3): Improving the Vacuum Chamber
To test where potential leak sites are and improve our vacuum pressure of 27.5inHg, we used the "Soapy Water Leak Test". This test works...
Tristan Zhu
Dec 22, 20233 min read
Building a Fusion Reactor (Part 2): Building a Vacuum System
After the preliminary research from the first article, we created our Vacuum Chamber 1.0 on December 15, 2023, at Walter Payton College...
Tristan Zhu
Dec 20, 20234 min read
Building a Fusion Reactor (Part 1): The Beginning
Introduction I’ve wanted to create a desktop nuclear fusion reactor, specifically the Farnsworth Fusor, ever since Freshman year when I...
Mark Zhu
Aug 29, 20216 min read
Relativistic time dilation
ABSTRACT In this paper, I will demonstrate how the two postulates of Einstein’s special relativity can be used to illustrate the...
Mark Zhu
Aug 29, 20217 min read
Gravitational Waves
Many sci-fi movies feature reality-warping, where some fantastical device or ability allows one to bend the space around them. And while...
Julia Chang
Aug 28, 20214 min read
The Ship of Theseus: A Thought Paradox
Who am I? What defines me? The Ship of Theseus is a thought paradox that caught many philosophers' attention. This article focuses on some.