(CNN) — Scientists in South Korea have announced a new world record for the length of time they sustained temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius — seven times hotter than
Scientists in South Korea have announced a new world record for the length of time they sustained temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius seven times hotter than the sun’s core during a nuclear fusion experiment, in what they say is an important step forward for this futuristic energy technology.
South Korean scientists have set a new world record using the Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR) device, an "artificial Sun" nuclear fusion reactor, in what they say is a major step forward for the tech. The team was able to generate plasma temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius — seven times as hot […]
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Nuclear fusion seeks to replicate the reaction that makes the sun and other stars shine, by fusing together two atoms to unleash huge amounts of energy.