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Nuclear fusion reactor in South Korea runs at 100 million degrees C for a record-breaking 48 seconds (www.livescience.com)
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48 seconds. I predict a glut of helium. balloons for everyone

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[–] AA5B 3 points 8 months ago

Maybe. We all (here) wish fusion power was funded better and understand how useful it could be for humanity if we can make it happen, but ….

  • yesterday I read about the Stellerator using 3D printed parts
  • in this thread, someone commented on using ai to drive containment
  • I’m sure teams must be using the latest materials.

It’s quite possible that we would have always needed the rest of the world to catch up