China's 'Artificial Sun' Sets Record With 17-Minute Plasma Operation
- China's Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak has set a new world record by maintaining plasma for 1,066 seconds, more than doubling its previous record of 403 seconds.
- The EAST reactor simulates energy generation like the sun, offering the potential for clean power without greenhouse gas emissions.
- Researchers believe that achieving stable nuclear fusion is essential for future power generation, as stated by Song Yuntao, director of the Institute of Plasma Physics.
- While the new record is significant, scientists warn that practical fusion power may still take decades to develop, as noted by the researchers involved.
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