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.
  • @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.