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World's Largest Experimental Fusion Reactor Generates First Plasma in Japan

The largest operational nuclear fusion reactor on Earth just produced its first plasma when it came online over the weekend in Japan. A tokamak-style nuclear fusion reactor, the JT-60SA used superconducting magnets to heat and contain a gas to 200 million Celsius, turning it into a form of matter called plasma. Nuclear fusion is billed […]

Nuclear Fusion Milestone Finally Passed at US Lab

Researchers at a US lab have passed a crucial milestone on the way to their ultimate goal of achieving self-sustaining nuclear fusion. Harnessing fusion - the process that powers the Sun - could provide an unlimited and cheap source of energy. Now, a breakthrough by scientists at the National Ignition Facility could boost hopes of scaling up fusion.