To prepare for the future, China is experimenting with a prototype “artificial sun,” called Experiential Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST). In a recent test, a fusion reactor ran for almost 20 minutes at 70 million degrees Celsius. However, the core of the Sun reaches a temperature of 15 million degrees Celsius. It uses nuclear fusion, a less explored method of harnessing nuclear energy.
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The setup simulates the nuclear reactions occurring inside the sun, using hydrogen and deuterium gas as fuel. These experiments (artificial sun) might lead to a “never-ending supply of clean energy.”
Source: Independent