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What is the concept behind the "Miniature Arc Reactor" built by Tony Stark?

The Stark Arc Reactor is most likely a Multi-Isotope  Radio-Decay Cell. As this a fictitious device and there is no official explanation of this technology behind the Stark arc reactor. So I'am going to make something up, something real science and fake science.  Let's take a look on the Arc reactor on Iron Man 1 & 2 :- The full sized arc reactor looks like a Toroidal plasma containment system for standard 'Hot Fusion' : Real world equivalent:  ITER   fusion reactor : The reactor pictured here is under construction and is expected to produce a net gain of energy. Basically it mashes two isotopes of Hydrogen deuterium and tritium at very high energy into one atom.One Helium atom and one neutron is produce in this collision. Together the mass of Helium+Neutron is less than the  Deuterium+tritium, so the extra mass is converted into large amount of energy.  This energy can be captured to run a steam driven turbine (...

PlayStation 4 v Xbox One: true dawn of the next generation of gaming

PlayStation 4 v Xbox One: true dawn of the next generation ofgaming Now the gamers are able to  upload themselves as they play this Christmas 2013 is battle for clash between the new upcoming  Xbox One and already launched PlayStation 4 (PS4) consoles. First up is Microsoft's Xbox One, which goes on sale this Friday and costs £430. it's available there before the launch of it's rival,  Sony's PS4 , and is Microsoft's long-awaited replacement of the top-selling Xbox 360. PS4 is launched in US last friday but the british gamers have to wait till 29 November. It will sell for £350. The PS3, the Xbox 360 has a long rule of 7-8 years, compared to be 5 years,which means gme selling delegates for last couple of years. for many people they are the new moons of gaming era. They follow the launch of Nintendo's Wii U in November last year, which were not up to the sale expected. The Xbox One and the PS4 includes all the usual upgrades in power and ...