Korea’s ‘artificial sun’ achieves a record 48 seconds at 100 million degrees. Why does it matter?
Korea’s ‘artificial sun’, KSTAR, recorded a plasma operation with a temperature of 100 million degrees Celsius for 48 seconds, a new step in nuclear fusion research. Korea’s “artificial sun” broke its own record during a plasma operation in which temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius were supported for 48 seconds, a promising new step toward…