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China completes world's largest fusion magnet in Hefei
Original: 🧲 China just finished the world's largest fusion magnet: a 582-ton superconducting coil, 21 meters long, that passed ful
China has finished building the world's largest fusion magnet, a 582-ton superconducting coil measuring 21 meters long, which passed full-parameter testing in Hefei in June. The D-shaped coil will serve as part of the containment system for BEST, China's next-generation artificial-sun tokamak, with sixteen such coils set to ring the reactor. Commenters highlight the scale of the engineering milestone and China's accelerating fusion research program.
Why now: News of a record-breaking component for China's fusion energy program draws attention amid global race toward viable fusion power
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- 🧲 China just finished the world's largest fusion magnet: a 582-ton superconducting coil, 21 meters long, that passed full-parameter testing in Hefei in June. It's the containment cage for BEST, China's next artificial-sun tokamak. Sixteen of these D-shaped coils will ring the… · jcrabapple@dmv.community · 7
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