A student at the Schrödinger Research Center in Chisinau has created a fusion reactor based on Wilson's experiment.
14-year-old Nichita Goncear started building the reactor in December last year, and in two months he managed to produce helium by nuclear fusion. As Nicolai Sinciuc, a teacher and co-founder of the Schrödinger Science Center, told InfoMarket, the teenager was inspired in his work by the experiment of Taylor Wilson, an American schoolboy who became the youngest creator of a nuclear reactor in 2008. More than 40,000 lei were invested in the creation of the reactor at the Schrödinger Center. At the same time, the project budget provides for an additional amount in case other children want to continue this work. The ultimate goal is to make power generation from the reactor efficient, though so far experts say it's unattainable. Schrödinger is the only laboratory in Moldova where children over 6 years old have the opportunity to conduct experiments, participate in projects together with real scientists, become scientific researchers and create their own developments. Each child who has passed a career guidance interview gets the opportunity to choose a personal development trajectory in science. Children conduct their scientific projects in physics, chemistry, biology, algorithms, electronics, mechanics, and engineering together with active scientists, engineers, and researchers. The budget of the research center is formed from the contributions of the founders and payment for research services from legal entities and individuals. // 21.02.2022 - InfoMarket
