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Nuclear fusion reactor in South Korea runs at 100 million degrees C for a record-breaking 48 seconds (www.livescience.com)
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48 seconds. I predict a glut of helium. balloons for everyone

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[-] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

The heat is needed so atoms collide enough to fuse without the high pressure inside a star. The trick is keeping the reaction going.

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