Chinese ‘Artificial Sun’ Sets a New Record – Xinhua

The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese “artificial sun,” has achieved a continuous high-temperature plasma operation for 1,056 seconds in the latest experiment on Thursday, the longest time of operation of its kind in the world, Xinhua reported.

The ultimate goal of EAST, located at ASIPP in Hefei, is to create nuclear fusion like the Sun, using deuterium abound in the sea to provide a steady stream of clean energy.

Read the full report: Xinhua

ALSO READ:

China’s ‘Artificial Sun’ Fusion Reactor Heats Up the Competition

China fires up nuclear fusion reactor

China grabs the chance to boost its oil reserves

Jim Pollard

Jim Pollard is an Australian journalist based in Thailand since 1999. He worked for News Ltd papers in Sydney, Perth, London and Melbourne before travelling through SE Asia in the late 90s. He was a senior editor at The Nation for 17+ years and has a family in Bangkok.

You Might also Like

AI Model Boosts Scientists’ Nuclear Fusion Energy Dream – IS

What is China’s Tokamak Fusion Reactor?

When China’s ‘artificial sun’ became the hottest thing in the solar system

China's 'Artificial Sun' Fusion Reactor Heats Up the Competition