Does Pais by chance drive a DeLorean?

Half-joking aside, the abstract to the linked paper does contain the sentence, "The preferred embodiment of this original concept uses a hollow cross-duct configuration of circular cross section in which the concentrated magnetic energy flux from two pairs of opposing curved-headed counter-spinning conical structures (possibly made from an alloy of tungsten with high capacitance) whose outer surfaces are electrically charged compresses a gaseous mixture of fusion fuel into a plasma, heated to extreme temperatures and pressures." Those "curved-headed counter-spinning conical structures (possibly made from an alloy of tungsten with high capacitance)" could have the shorthand name, "flux capacitor."

So Pais and the military might just be having a lark, but I for one hope I'm wrong and this is real. I long ago gave up my IEEE membership, but the $33 might be worth it to read the full article.

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