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A boy of just 12 has built a working nuclear fusion reactor – in his own playroom. Jackson Oswalt, who is now 14, is thought to be the youngest person in the world to achieve this incredible goal, according Open Source Fusor Research Consortium. With help from his parents, Jackson, from Memphis, Tennessee, was able to purchase the equipment needed – costing around £7,660 – so he could set up a physics lab in his playroom, according to Fox News.
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