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Nuclear fusion reactor in South Korea runs at 100 million degrees C for a record-breaking 48 seconds (www.livescience.com)

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48 seconds. I predict a glut of helium. balloons for everyone

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I wonder if there isn't a stable chamber shape that promotes turbulence in a controlled manner in order to prevent it getting out of hand? A little bit like the dimples on a golf ball create micro pockets of turbulence promoting laminar flow.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Unknown. There were attempts into that general idea, one of them is the polywell, but I don't know too much about it.