…and probably way more stable.
Germany is poised to make a major scientific breakthrough in the field of nuclear fusion. Its Wendelstein 7-X experimental fusion reactor is about to be injected with hydrogen, where scientists will hope to turn it into a sustained, super-hot plasma.
If successful, it will be a world first, and it can all be streamed live STREAM from 1:45 p.m. GMT (8:45 a.m. EST). Ignition is expected at 2:35 p.m. GMT (9:35 a.m. EST).
The fusion reactor, which aims to replicate the conditions deep inside our Sun, will be switched on by German chancellor Angela Merkel who herself has a doctorate in physics. Although workable nuclear fusion is likely to be several decades away, this experiment represents a key stepping stone towards this goal. Controlled nuclear fusion a clean, near-perpetual source of energy would revolutionize the world.
Fusion is kind of a neat thing, eh?
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