At the end of last year, Germany switched on a new type of massive nuclear fusion reactor for the first time, and it was successfully able to contain a scorching hot blob of helium plasma.
But since then, there's been a big question - is the device working the way it's supposed to? That's pretty crucial when you're talking about a machine that could potentially maintain controlled nuclear fusion reactions one day, and thankfully, the answer is yes.
A team of researchers from the US and Germany have now confirmed that the Wendelstein 7-X (W 7-X) stellerator is producing the super-strong, twisty, 3D magnetic fields that its design predicted, with "unprecedented accuracy". The researchers found an error rate less than one in 100,000.
(Score: 5, Interesting) by fustakrakich on Tuesday December 06 2016, @11:41PM
Well, to be honest, even without this, the energy "crisis" has been been resolved for a very long time. The only remaining problem is bad management, and a disagreement over the price. Those are the direct cause of any "crisis".
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 4, Funny) by Some call me Tim on Wednesday December 07 2016, @04:16AM
The only remaining problem is bad management, and a disagreement over the price.
That sounds a lot like prostitution. :-)
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