China's new 'artificial sun' sets world record — here's how it could change energy production forever

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China's new 'artificial sun' sets world record — here's how it could change energy production forever

There's a new sun rising in China. Well, sort of. China's nuclear fusion reactor, called the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) officially but an "artificial sun" by many, has just set a record for the longest sustained, stable nuclear fusion reaction.  EAST maintained the reaction for 17 minutes and 46 seconds, smashing its own previous 2023 world record of 6 minutes and 43 seconds, according to Newsweek. If nuclear fusion tec…