Researchers reportedly achieve remarkable feat using tiny nuclear reactor: 'The size of a fire extinguisher'

Researchers reportedly achieve remarkable feat using tiny nuclear reactor: 'The size of a fire extinguisher'

Reports from China about a fusion-reaction breakthrough are both fascinating and terrifying.  According to The South China Morning Post, the teacup-sized reactor in the so-called portable neutron gun has potential uses in the medical, aviation, and industrial sectors.  But its development happened at the Xi'an Modern Control Technology Research Institute in China's northwestern defense-industrial complex, and military applications are also a pos…