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An endurance bioenergy reactor. Huh?

Most of us have seen one — in a movie.

In “Back to the Future,” Doc barrels his DeLorean into the McFlys’ driveway. “What are you doing, Doc?” Marty asks as Doc rummages through the garbage, grabbing a banana peel and an open can of Miller beer.

“I need fuel!” Doc shouts. A hiss emits as Doc opens the lid of his “Mr. Fusion Home Energy Reactor.” He throws in the peel, pours in beer and then tosses in the can itself. The DeLorean is ready to blast off.

Yet again, reality has almost caught up with science fiction.

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Biophysicist, Dr. Philip Laible, lead researcher behind Argonne’s endurance bioenergy reactor, with the bioreactor, in his lab at Argonne National Laboratory, in Argonne, Ill., on Tuesday Dec. 10, 2013.
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