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boredatomsyesterday at 9:01 PM4 repliesview on HN

Do we have a process to make new helium from hydrogen?


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pbmonsteryesterday at 9:56 PM

If you want to make new helium, it's far easier to go the other way.

You just need quite a bit of Polonium, Thorium or Radon. Put it in a pool - and then wait a while. You just gotta collect what bubbles to the surface.

Steuardyesterday at 9:12 PM

If you come up with a process to do that efficiently, the helium will be a lovely bonus but not remotely the most important result. :D

ascorbicyesterday at 10:02 PM

Yeah, but it gets quite warm

frioyesterday at 9:06 PM

Nuclear fusion?