Posted 4/1/2024, 3:07:26 PM
South Korean 'Artificial Sun' Reactor Sets New Fusion Record of 100 Million Degrees for Nearly a Minute
- South Korean scientists set a new record with "artificial sun" fusion reactor, achieving 100 million degree Celsius temperatures for 48 seconds
- That's 7 times hotter than the Sun's core temperature
- The previous record by this reactor was 30 seconds at those extreme temperatures
- The goal is to eventually sustain those temperatures for 300 seconds by 2026
- Other tokamak fusion reactors around the world have also had recent breakthroughs in confinement times and energy output
