China's new fusion reactor

[OGIS]

China turns on nuclear-powered 'artificial sun'


China successfully powered up its "artificial sun" nuclear fusion reactor for the first time, state media reported Friday, marking a great advance in the country's nuclear power research capabilities.

The HL-2M Tokamak reactor is China's largest and most advanced nuclear fusion experimental research device, and scientists hope that the device can potentially unlock a powerful clean energy source.

It uses a powerful magnetic field to fuse hot plasma and can reach temperatures of over 150 million degrees Celsius, according to the People's Daily -- approximately ten times hotter than the core of the sun.



It is my personal opinion that we will never get a successful self-sustaining fusion reactor until we figure out how to generate an artificial gravitational field. Because trying to contain Hydrogen inside magnetic fields is like trying to get a straight and truthful answer from a conservative. The material just keeps wiggling away from the constraints.

It needs to be pulled, not pushed.

[QuaseMarco]

Do you have to turn everything into a political jab?

[Peter1469]

I agree about the artificial gravitational field over a magnetic field. I posted a thread a month or so ago about a new fusion reactor design that seems to be more promising than the Tomahawk.

[countryboy]

China turns on nuclear-powered 'artificial sun'


China successfully powered up its "artificial sun" nuclear fusion reactor for the first time, state media reported Friday, marking a great advance in the country's nuclear power research capabilities.

The HL-2M Tokamak reactor is China's largest and most advanced nuclear fusion experimental research device, and scientists hope that the device can potentially unlock a powerful clean energy source.

It uses a powerful magnetic field to fuse hot plasma and can reach temperatures of over 150 million degrees Celsius, according to the People's Daily -- approximately ten times hotter than the core of the sun.



It is my personal opinion that we will never get a successful self-sustaining fusion reactor until we figure out how to generate an artificial gravitational field. Because trying to contain Hydrogen inside magnetic fields is like trying to get a straight and truthful answer from a conservative. The material just keeps wiggling away from the constraints.

It needs to be pulled, not pushed.

Libs love them some Chinese propaganda. Fusion energy is a pipe dream, a perpetual motion scam machine that's always "ten years away" . But go ahead, slurp up that Chinese propaganda like a bowl of rancid ramen noodles. Mmmmm, tasty.

[Peter1469]

Libs love them some Chinese propaganda. Fusion energy is a pipe dream, a perpetual motion scam machine that's always "ten years away" . But go ahead, slurp up that Chinese propaganda like a bowl of rancid ramen noodles. Mmmmm, tasty.

Scientists have made impressive gains in fusion. We actually have working reactors, they just are not commercially viable- yet.

[countryboy]

Scientists have made impressive gains in fusion. We actually have working reactors, they just are not commercially viable- yet.

I know, fusion energy is a mere 10 years out, lol. Still.

[countryboy]

Scientists have made impressive gains in fusion. We actually have working reactors, they just are not commercially viable- yet.

I know we disagree on this, but I actually hope I'm dead wrong.

[Peter1469]

I know we disagree on this, but I actually hope I'm dead wrong.

I think we will crack that nut as we move out into space. A lot of new tech will be developed out of necessity.

[OGIS]

Do you have to turn everything into a political jab?

I learned it from you, Dad.

[OGIS]

I know we disagree on this, but I actually hope I'm dead wrong.

Problem is, super-cheap fusion energy will destroy Capitalism as we know it.