Nuclear Engineering International7h
Russia unveils plasma rocket engine prototype
Rosatom scientists have developed a laboratory prototype for a plasma electro-reactive rocket engine based on a magnetic ...
Interesting Engineering2d
Russia’s plasma engine could reach Mars in 30 days, drastically reduce space travel time
Russian scientists claim to have developed a plasma electric rocket engine that could enable travel to Mars in just one to ...
Nuclear Engineering International15d
China’s tokamak sets new record
ITER, currently under construction in southern France, is set to become the world’s largest magnetic confinement plasma physics experiment and the largest experimental tokamak nuclear fusion reactor ...
Popular Mechanics18d
This ‘Artificial Sun’ Just Smashed Its Own Nuclear Fusion Record.
In 2023, the fusion reactor—operated by the Institute of Plasma Physics (ASIPP) at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS)—successfully contained a steady-state high-confinement (or H ...
Greek Reporter20d
China’s “Artificial Sun” Breaks Nuclear Fusion Record, Nearing Limitless Clean Energy
The EAST reactor in China, known as the “artificial sun,” achieved a record-breaking plasma sustainment of 1,066 seconds. Credit: Geek3 / CC BY 3.0 China’s advanced “artificial sun” reactor has set a ...
SciTech Daily20d
China’s “Artificial Sun” Shatters Fusion Record With Over 17 Minutes of Plasma
ITER, currently under construction in southern France, is set to become the world’s largest magnetic confinement plasma physics experiment and the largest experimental tokamak nuclear fusion reactor ...
Daily Mail21d
Nuclear fusion breakthrough: China's 'artificial sun' reactor sets a new world record by generating a steady loop of plasma for 1,066 seconds - taking the world closer towards ...
The reactor, located in Hefei in Anhui province, generated a steady loop of plasma for 1,066 seconds at 180million°F (100million°C) – seven times hotter than the sun's core. It surpasses ...
Yahoo21d
Spain’s spherical nuclear reactor achieves first plasma with ‘negative triangularity’
Triangularity in a tokamak is the shape of the plasma in relation to the reactor design. The reactor's donut shape means that the plasma's cross-section is shaped like the letter 'D'. In a typical ...
theregister21d
China claims major fusion advance and record after 17-minute Tokamak run
China’s Hefei Institutes of Physical Science has claimed a new world record for maintaining a steady-state high-confinement plasma operation, a feat needed to create a fusion reactor that in theory ...
IFLScience21d
China’s "Artificial Sun" Breaks New Record In Longest Sustained Ultra-Hot Plasma
The hydrogen or helium in reactors has a much lower density, so the plasma needs higher temperatures and it needs to be kept going for a long time – otherwise, you are not going to get the ...
scmp.com21d
China’s nuclear fusion scientists set record span for plasma 6 times hotter than the sun
Scientists in China on a quest to build a nuclear fusion reactor capable of producing unlimited, low-cost energy have achieved a sustained plasma temperature exceeding 100 million degrees Celsius ...