China has created an artificial sun, the ultimate energy is just around the corner?

Well, what a big breakthrough China just made! China recently announced that its artificial sun has achieved a plasma current breakthrough of 1 million amperes. This is another breakthrough in the world after the 1056-second long-pulse high-parameter plasma operation. The new record of the device’s nuclear fusion technology has brought China’s nuclear fusion technology to the forefront of the world. Do you know what nuclear fusion is? Why is it called an artificial sun? Is China really on the verge of ultimate energy? Well, the basic principle of nuclear fusion is that when light nuclei are combined into heavier nuclei, huge energy is released.

That is, deuterium and tritium react to form helium, this process can provide a large amount of energy. The sun also relies on nuclear fusion reactions to bring light and heat to the solar system. However, nuclear fusion requires very harsh reaction conditions, which has hindered human beings in their search for the ultimate energy source. At present, the level of nuclear fusion research is a reflection of the country’s comprehensive technological strength. Extreme environments such as ultra-high current, ultra-strong magnetic field, ultra-high temperature, ultra-low temperature, and ultra-high vacuum pose new challenges to technological capabilities, and are also an important development direction for future science and technology.

At present, Chinese equipment that has reached the international leading level will also achieve new breakthroughs in the operation time and energy gain of nuclear fusion in the future. Today, let’s take a closer look at this ultimate human energy source and its development in China. OK, let’s get started!