Deuterium is an isotope of Hydrogen. Any atom has a nucleus containing protons and neutrons, as well as other nucleic material.
The number of protons equals the number of electrons that circulate round the nucleus doing the sentry job.
An isotope of an element (
Hydrogen is an element) may have different number of neutrons. Deuterium is one such isotope. It is conventionally recognized as D or 2H.
Deuterium also occurs naturally. It is found mostly in water. One out of 10,000 hydrogen atoms is a deuterium. Leif Holmlid, one of the leading
researchers of the group at the University of Gothenburg, believes that high-power lasers can be used to club the nuclei of more than one deuterium atoms, releasing tremendous energy in process. Prior to this, many researchers have tried to achieve this objective by using laser technology on frozen deuterium. But they have not had much success. UDD offers a better alternative to frozen deuterium. This discovery implies that the world’s energy woes may be ending sooner than what was predicted.
The number of protons equals the number of electrons that circulate round the nucleus doing the sentry job.
An isotope of an element (Hydrogen is an element) may have different number of neutrons. Deuterium is one such isotope. It is conventionally recognized as D or 2H.
Deuterium also occurs naturally. It is found mostly in water. One out of 10,000 hydrogen atoms is a deuterium. Leif Holmlid, one of the leading researchers of the group, believes that high-power lasers can be used to club the nuclei of more than one deuterium atoms, releasing tremendous energy in process. Prior to this, many researchers have tried to achieve this objective by using laser technology on frozen deuterium. But they have not had much success. UDD offers a better alternative to frozen deuterium. This discovery implies that the world’s energy woes may be ending sooner than what was predicted.
at the University of Gothenburg