China’s ‘artificial sun’ sets world record, runs at 120 million degrees Celsius for 101 seconds

China’s ‘artificial sun’ nuclear fusion reactor has set a new world record after running at 216 million degrees Fahrenheit (120million°C) for 100 seconds, according to state media. For another 20 seconds, the “artificial sun” also achieved a peak temperature of 288 million degrees Fahrenheit (160 million degrees Celsius), which is over ten times hotter than … Continue reading China’s ‘artificial sun’ sets world record, runs at 120 million degrees Celsius for 101 seconds