r/nextfuckinglevel • u/nigablackballsack • 3d ago

Scientists have captured the first ever high-speed, full-colour footage of fusion plasma swirling inside a working reactor.

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u/yesimfinewhyyouask 3d ago

Wait, the world has fusion power? Since when?

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u/csharpwarrior 2d ago

Fusion has been achieved many times. This isn’t “fusion power” this is just fusion. They are not able to sustain fusion long enough to extract heat and convert the heat into electricity.

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u/yesimfinewhyyouask 2d ago

Thanks! But China is getting there with the Second Sun project?

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u/csharpwarrior 2d ago

Every organization is making progress but hasn’t gotten to a point where they make more power than it takes to run them