Yup, I built a nuclear fusion reactor | Taylor Wilson

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

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Translator: Jenny Zurawell
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ืžืชืจื’ื: Ido Dekkers ืžื‘ืงืจ: Orr Schlesinger
00:15
So my name is Taylor Wilson.
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ืื– ืฉืžื™ ื”ื•ื ื˜ื™ื™ืœื•ืจ ื•ื•ื™ืœืกื•ืŸ.
00:17
I am 17 years old
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ืื ื™ ื‘ืŸ 17
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and I am a nuclear physicist,
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ื•ืื ื™ ืคื™ืกื™ืงืื™ ื’ืจืขื™ืŸ,
00:21
which may be a little hard to believe, but I am.
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ืฉืื•ืœื™ ื™ืฉืžืข ืงืฉื” ืœื”ืืžื™ืŸ, ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉืื ื™.
00:24
And I would like to make the case
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ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื˜ืขื•ืŸ
00:27
that nuclear fusion
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ืฉื”ื™ืชื•ืš ื’ืจืขื™ื ื™
00:29
will be that point,
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ื™ื”ื™ื” ื”ื ืงื•ื“ื”,
00:31
that the bridge that T. Boone Pickens talked about
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ืฉื”ื’ืฉืจ ืฉื˜ื™ ื‘ื•ืŸ ืคื™ืงื ืก ื“ื™ื‘ืจ ืขืœื™ื•
00:33
will get us to.
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ื™ื‘ื™ื ืื•ืชื ื• ืืœื™ื”.
00:35
So nuclear fusion is our energy future.
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ืื– ื”ื™ืชื•ืš ื’ืจืขื™ื ื™ ื”ื•ื ื”ืขืชื™ื“ ื”ืื ืจื’ื˜ื™ ืฉืœื ื•.
00:38
And the second point,
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ื•ื”ื ืงื•ื“ื” ื”ืฉื ื™ื”,
00:40
making the case that kids can really change the world.
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ื”ื™ื ืœื˜ืขื•ืŸ ืฉื™ืœื“ื™ื ื‘ืืžืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื.
00:42
So you may ask --
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ืื– ืื•ืœื™ ืชืฉืืœื• --
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(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
00:48
You may ask me,
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ืื•ืœื™ ืชืฉืืœื• ืื•ืชื™,
00:50
well how do you know what our energy future is?
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ืื– ืื™ืš ืืชื” ื™ื•ื“ืข ืžื” ื”ืขืชื™ื“ ื”ืื ืจื’ื˜ื™ ืฉืœื ื•?
00:52
Well I built a fusion reactor
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ ื‘ื ื™ืชื™ ื›ื•ืจ ื”ื™ืชื•ืš
00:54
when I was 14 years old.
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืŸ 14.
00:56
That is the inside of my nuclear fusion reactor.
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ื–ื” ืชื•ืš ื›ื•ืจ ื”ื”ื™ืชื•ืš ืฉืœื™.
00:59
I started building this project
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ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ ื”ื–ื”
01:01
when I was about 12 or 13 years old.
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืŸ 12 ืื• 13.
01:04
I decided I wanted to make a star.
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ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ื›ื•ื›ื‘.
01:06
Now most of you are probably saying,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืจื•ื‘ื›ื ื‘ื•ื•ื“ืื™ ืื•ืžืจื™ื,
01:08
well there's no such thing as nuclear fusion.
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ ืื™ืŸ ื›ื–ื” ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื™ืชื•ืš ื’ืจืขื™ื ื™.
01:11
I don't see any nuclear power plants with fusion energy.
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืจื•ืื” ืืฃ ืชื—ื ืช ื›ื•ื— ืขื ืื ืจื’ื™ืช ื”ื™ืชื•ืš.
01:14
Well it doesn't break even.
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ ื–ื” ืœื ืžืชืื–ืŸ ืื ืจื’ื˜ื™ืช.
01:16
It doesn't produce more energy out than I put in,
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ื–ื” ืœื ื™ื•ืฆืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืื ืจื’ื™ื” ืžืžื” ืฉืžื›ื ื™ืกื™ื,
01:18
but it still does some pretty cool stuff.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืขื•ืฉื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืžื’ื ื™ื‘ื™ื.
01:21
And I assembled this in my garage,
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ื•ื”ืจื›ื‘ืชื™ ืื•ืชื• ื‘ื—ื ื™ื™ื” ืฉืœื™,
01:23
and it now lives in the physics department
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ื•ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื”ื•ื ื ืžืฆื ื‘ืžื—ืœืงื” ืœืคื™ืกื™ืงื”
01:25
of the University of Nevada, Reno.
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ื‘ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ืช ื ื•ื•ืื“ื”, ื‘ืจื™ื ื•.
01:27
And it slams together deuterium,
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ื•ื”ื•ื ืžื•ืขืš ื™ื—ื“ ื“ืื•ื˜ืจื™ื•ื,
01:29
which is just hydrogen with an extra neutron in it.
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ืฉื–ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืžื™ืžืŸ ืขื ื ื™ื˜ืจื•ืŸ ื ื•ืกืฃ.
01:32
So this is similar to the reaction
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ืื– ื–ื” ื“ื•ืžื” ืœืชื’ื•ื‘ื”
01:35
of the proton chain that's going on inside the Sun.
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ืฉืœ ืฉืจืฉืจืช ื”ืคืจื•ื˜ื•ื ื™ื ืฉืžืชืจื—ืฉืช ื‘ืชื•ืš ื”ืฉืžืฉ.
01:37
And I'm slamming it together so hard
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžื•ืขืš ืื•ืชื ื™ื—ื“ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื—ื–ืง
01:40
that that hydrogen fuses together,
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ืฉื”ืžื™ืžืŸ ืžื•ืชืš ื™ื—ื“,
01:42
and in the process it has some byproducts,
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ื•ื‘ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื ื•ืฆืจื™ื ื›ืžื” ืชื•ืฆืจื™ ืœื•ื•ืื™,
01:44
and I utilize those byproducts.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ืชื•ืฆืจื™ ื”ืœื•ื•ืื™ ื”ืืœื”.
01:47
So this previous year,
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ืื– ื‘ืฉื ื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื”,
01:50
I won the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.
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ื–ื›ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื™ืจื™ื“ ื”ืžื“ืข ื•ื”ื”ื ื“ืกื” ื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืœืื•ืžื™ ืฉืœ ืื™ื ื˜ืœ.
01:54
I developed a detector that replaces the current detectors
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ืคื™ืชื—ืชื™ ื’ืœืื™ ืฉืžื—ืœื™ืฃ ืืช ื”ื’ืœืื™ื ื”ืงื™ื™ืžื™ื
01:56
that Homeland Security has.
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ืฉื”ืžื—ืœืงื” ืœื‘ื™ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื‘ื”ื.
01:58
For hundreds of dollars,
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืžืื•ืช ื“ื•ืœืจื™ื,
02:00
I've developed a system that exceeds the sensitivity
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ืคื™ืชื—ืชื™ ืžืขืจื›ืช ืฉืขื•ื‘ืจืช ืืช ื”ืจื’ื™ืฉื•ืช
02:03
of detectors that are hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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ืฉืœ ื’ืœืื™ื ืฉืขื•ืœื™ื ืžืื•ืช ืืœืคื™ ื“ื•ืœืจื™ื.
02:06
I built this in my garage.
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ื‘ื ื™ืชื™ ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ื—ื ื™ื™ื” ืฉืœื™.
02:08
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
02:10
And I've developed a system
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ื•ืคื™ืชื—ืชื™ ืžืขืจื›ืช
02:12
to produce medical isotopes.
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ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ื–ื•ื˜ื•ืคื™ื ืจืคื•ืื™ื™ื.
02:14
Instead of requiring multi-million-dollar facilities
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืฉื ืฆืชืจืš ืžืชืงื ื™ื ื‘ืžืœื™ื•ื ื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ืฉืœ ื“ื•ืœืจื™ื
02:16
I've developed a device that, on a very small scale,
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ืคื™ืชื—ืชื™ ืžื›ืฉื™ืจ, ืฉื‘ืงื ื” ืžื™ื“ื” ืงื˜ืŸ ืžืื•ื“,
02:19
can produce these isotopes.
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ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื™ืฆืจ ืืช ื”ืื™ื–ื•ื˜ื•ืคื™ื ื”ืืœื”.
02:21
So that's my fusion reactor in the background there.
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ืื– ื–ื” ื›ื•ืจ ื”ื”ื™ืชื•ืš ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืจืงืข ืฉื.
02:26
That is me at the control panel
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ื–ื” ืื ื™ ืœื™ื“ ืœื•ื— ื”ื‘ืงืจื”
02:28
of my fusion reactor.
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ืฉืœ ื›ื•ืจ ื”ื”ื™ืชื•ืš ืฉืœื™.
02:30
Oh, by the way, I make yellowcake in my garage,
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ืื•ื”, ื“ืจืš ืื’ื‘, ืื ื™ ื™ื•ืฆืจ ืขื•ื’ื•ืช ืฆื”ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืžื•ืกืš ืฉืœื™,(ื—ืœืง ืžืชื”ืœื™ืš ื™ืฆื•ืจ ื—ื•ืžืจื™ื ืœื›ื•ืจื™ื ืื˜ื•ืžื™ื™ื)
02:33
so my nuclear program is as advanced as the Iranians.
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ืื– ื”ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ื”ื’ืจืขื™ื ื™ืช ืฉืœื™ ืžืชืงื“ืžืช ื›ืžื• ืฉืœ ืื™ืจืŸ.
02:36
So maybe I don't want to admit to that.
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ืื– ืื•ืœื™ ืื ื™ ืœื ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ื•ื“ื•ืช ื‘ื–ื”.
02:39
This is me at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland,
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ื–ื” ืื ื™ ื‘ืกืจืŸ ื‘ื’'ื ื‘ื”, ืฉื•ื™ืฅ,
02:42
which is the preeminent particle physics laboratory in the world.
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ืฉื–ื• ืžืขื‘ื“ืช ื”ืžื—ืงืจ ืœื—ืœืงื™ืงื™ื ืื˜ื•ืžื™ื™ื ื”ืžืชืงื“ืžืช ื‘ืขื•ืœื.
02:46
And this is me with President Obama,
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ื•ื–ื” ืื ื™ ืขื ื”ื ืฉื™ื ืื•ื‘ืžื”,
02:48
showing him my Homeland Security research.
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ืžืจืื” ืืช ื”ืžื—ืงืจ ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ืœื‘ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ ื”ืคื ื™ื.
02:51
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
02:56
So in about seven years
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ืื– ื‘ืฉื‘ืข ืฉื ื™ื ื‘ืขืจืš
02:58
of doing nuclear research,
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ืฉืœ ืžื—ืงืจ ื’ืจืขื™ื ื™,
03:00
I started out with a dream
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ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืขื ื—ืœื•ื
03:02
to make a "star in a jar," a star in my garage,
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ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ "ื›ื•ื›ื‘ ื‘ืฆื ืฆื ืช", ื‘ื—ื ื™ื™ื” ืฉืœื™,
03:04
and I ended up meeting the president
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ื•ื”ื’ืขืชื™ ืœืœืคื’ื•ืฉ ืืช ื”ื ืฉื™ื
03:06
and developing things that I think can change the world,
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ื•ืœืคืชื— ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื,
03:09
and I think other kids can too.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื’ื ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื.
03:11
So thank you very much.
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ืื– ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื” ืœื›ื.
03:13
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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