South Korea's nuclear fusion reactor, also known as an "artificial sun," has just reached 100 million degrees for more than 20 seconds in what could be a major breakthrough in a solution to creating "energy from pure unlimited".
According to scientists from Seoul National University and the Korea Institute of Fusion Energy, the Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR) reactor was able to create temperatures up to seven times hotter than the actual sun.
The idea is that the technology will produce the same amount of energy as traditional methods, without emitting greenhouse gases or nuclear waste.
By the end of the year, scientists hope the machine will allow 100 million degrees in 50 seconds. And by 2026, researchers hope to create the same temperatures, but for 300 seconds.
Source: Unilad
