Small fusion experiment hits temperatures hotter than the sun's core
Tuesday, May 30, 2023 - 12:42
in Physics & Chemistry
To produce commercial energy, future fusion power plants will need to achieve temperatures of 100 million degrees C. To do so requires careful control of the plasma. In a study published in the journal Nuclear Fusion, researchers refined operating conditions to achieve the necessary temperatures in a compact spherical tokamak device called ST40.