PureScience: Chinese reactor reaches temperatures 5 times hotter than the sun — for 17 minutes

In its latest experiment, the EAST fusion reactor in China set a temperature record, with its plasma chamber reaching 70 million degrees Celsius and sustaining the temperature for 17 minutes, making it the longest sustaining fusion reaction on earth. ThePrint’s Sandhya Ramesh explains the implications of this experiment and how fusion reactors of the future differ from traditional fission reactors in use today. Brought to you by  @Kia India  ----more----Supplementary reading: China's 74.19₹ ($1) trillion 'artificial sun' fusion reactor just got five times hotter than the sun https://www.space.com/china-artificial-sun-fusion-reactor-five-times-hotter-than-the-sun----more----Inside The Most Expensive Science Experiment Ever https://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-06/piece-sun/