Human AchievementsDallas 12-Year-Old Builds Working Nuclear Fusion Device at HomeAfter four years of self-study and seven failed prototypes, seventh-grader Aiden McMillan detected real neutrons from a fusor he built in a spare room — putting him in line for a Guinness World Record.
Human AchievementsThis 12-Year-Old Just Built a Nuclear Fusion Reactor in Texas — and May Break a World RecordAiden MacMillan, a 12-year-old from Dallas, has achieved nuclear fusion with a homemade reactor — potentially making him the youngest person ever to accomplish the feat.