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taylaron
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Greetings Pfers
I am curious what breakthroughs need to be made for the completion of a device capable of forming an atom out of the basic subatomic particles (protons, neutrons and electrons). Technology is advanced enough to where we have machines capable of generating these subatomic particles at will, and at very precise quantities.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron_gun
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron_source
Ionized hydrogen for a proton source
All of these can be generated using various exposures to ionizing radiation
Basically, we have the building blocks of an atom. So, what is keeping us from generating materials like Aluminum, Plutonium, or any other element?
While the energy required at the moment to generate the protons, neutrons and electrons most likely far outweighs the cost of traditional mining and refinement, please focus on the topic at hand.
Regards,
-Tay
I am curious what breakthroughs need to be made for the completion of a device capable of forming an atom out of the basic subatomic particles (protons, neutrons and electrons). Technology is advanced enough to where we have machines capable of generating these subatomic particles at will, and at very precise quantities.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron_gun
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron_source
Ionized hydrogen for a proton source
All of these can be generated using various exposures to ionizing radiation
Basically, we have the building blocks of an atom. So, what is keeping us from generating materials like Aluminum, Plutonium, or any other element?
While the energy required at the moment to generate the protons, neutrons and electrons most likely far outweighs the cost of traditional mining and refinement, please focus on the topic at hand.
Regards,
-Tay