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Tests Confirm That Germany's Massive Nuclear Fusion Machine Really Works

posted by Snow on Tuesday December 06 2016, @11:03PM   Printer-friendly
from the pocket-full-of-sunshine dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

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.

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  • (Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 07 2016, @12:27AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 07 2016, @12:27AM (#438143)

    If we get this practical, and hook it up to an EM-drive, we'd practically be Trekkin!

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  • (Score: 0, Offtopic) by Demena on Wednesday December 07 2016, @12:55AM

    by Demena (5637) on Wednesday December 07 2016, @12:55AM (#438147)

    Might not need it. The most viable theory behind the EM drive suggests some control of interia might be possible, and that it can vary. Should be able to produce power from that.