China reveals fusion tech breakthrough:
>formatting linkA commercial ‘artificial sun’ has achieved its first plasma discharge,
> the developer says
> If you have trouble accessing the link because of censorship by your polly-tick-sisons
> revolt!
>
> <partial quote from article>
> According to the developers, as cited by Chinese media,
> the HH70 tokamak is smaller and cheaper to assemble than its predecessors.
> The device uses a magnetic system made from high-temperature superconducting material,
> commonly known as REBCO (Rare Earth Barium Copper Oxide).
>
> It can reportedly be manufactured on a large scale,
> reducing the cost of Energy Singularity’s tokamaks.
> Moreover, the HH70 device, according to the company,
> is only 2% the size of conventional tokamaks – providing a major advantage
> in the race to produce a commercially viable device.
> <end quote>
>
> Well that's it for ITER then!
>
A plasma discharge is a breakthrough? I can do that in my microwave oven.
Jeroen Belleman