SV3: Leading the race
3 February 2016: The first hydrogen plasma in Wendelstein 7-X. It reached a temperature of 80 million degrees Celsius. (Photo: MPI for Plasma Physics/ Wigner RCP). The world’s most powerful stellarator, Wendelstein 7-X, has set the record in a key parameter of fusion...
W7-X sets new records in nuclear fusion
View into the Wendelstein 7-X experimental hall at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics in Greifswald, Germany. Credit: MPI for Plasma Physics, Jan Hosan. The world’s most powerful stellarator, Wendelstein 7-X, has set the record in a key parameter of...
SMART: one step closer to nuclear fusion with its first plasma
First tokamak plasma at the SMall Aspect Ratio Tokamak – SMART – recorded with a fast-framing camera in the visible spectral range. Credit: Universidad de Sevilla. The SMall Aspect Ratio Tokamak, SMART, has moved one step closer to its goal of nuclear fusion by...