France has upped the ante in the quest for fusion power by maintaining a plasma reaction for over 22 minutes – a new record. The milestone was reached on February 12 at the Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) WEST Tokamak reactor.
  • @misk@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
    92•24 days ago

    IIRC it was expected because previous record from China was essentially a trial for this one. It all happens under ITER project so it’s not that much of a race.

    • @ZJBlank@lemmy.worldEnglish
      43•23 days ago

      Good shit. I’d rather this be a global cooperative effort rather than a jingoistic dick-waving contest.

      • SceptikskyEnglish
        6•23 days ago

        It’s several cooperative and competitives projects. Diversity is not bad for science anyway. ITER itself involve tons of countries.