Nuclear fusion reactor in South Korea runs at 100 million degrees C for a record-breaking 48 seconds - eviltoast

48 seconds. I predict a glut of helium. balloons for everyone

  • SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    The heat is needed so atoms collide enough to fuse without the high pressure inside a star. The trick is keeping the reaction going.