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Wow China is making progress on fusion reaction
China successfully powered up its "artificial sun" nuclear fusion reactor for the first time, state media reported Friday, marking a great advance in the country's nuclear power research capabilities

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China turns on nuclear-powered 'artificial sun' (Update)

The HL-2M Tokamak reactor is China's largest and most advanced nuclear fusion experimental research device and can reach tempera
The HL-2M Tokamak reactor is China's largest and most advanced nuclear fusion experimental research device and can reach temperatures of over 150 million degrees Celsius

China successfully powered up its "artificial sun" nuclear fusion reactor for the first time, state media reported Friday, marking a great advance in the country's nuclear power research capabilities.

The HL-2M Tokamak reactor is China's largest and most advanced nuclear fusion experimental research device, and scientists hope that the device can potentially unlock a powerful clean energy source.
It uses a powerful magnetic field to fuse hot plasma and can reach temperatures of over 150 million degrees Celsius, according to the People's Daily—approximately ten times hotter than the core of the sun.
Located in southwestern Sichuan province and completed late last year, the reactor is often called an "artificial sun" on account of the enormous heat and power it produces.

"The development of nuclear fusion energy is not only a way to solve China's strategic energy needs, but also has great significance for the future sustainable development of China's energy and national economy," said the People's Daily.
 
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latenlazy

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localizer said:
But it shows how China still lacks in precision machining and optical materials. It'll be very hard to get to fully domestic DUV/EUV without significant improvements in optomechanics manufacturing.

I've bought some Chinese lenses and mounts before, only thing going for them is price. Probably best for use in education.
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Don’t compare commercial photography lenses with industrial lenses. Different requirements. Different situations. Chinese lenses in photography are lower quality because they’re made to be cheap. It’s a market entry strategy. You don’t build your camera lens business making a 3000 dollar canon competitor that no one will buy.

The researchers are probably using Thor labs for *fiber optic couplers* because it’s available off the shelf with the specs and configurations they need, and probably fits their budget, and they’re probably familiar with the hardware, services, and software already. No one who does research is going to fuss about whether they buy domestic or foreign. They focus on whatever they need to do to get their research done fastest, as they should.
 
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latenlazy

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Hendrik_2000 said:
Wow China is making progress on fusion reaction
China successfully powered up its "artificial sun" nuclear fusion reactor for the first time, state media reported Friday, marking a great advance in the country's nuclear power research capabilities

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China turns on nuclear-powered 'artificial sun' (Update)

The HL-2M Tokamak reactor is China's largest and most advanced nuclear fusion experimental research device and can reach tempera's largest and most advanced nuclear fusion experimental research device and can reach tempera
The HL-2M Tokamak reactor is China's largest and most advanced nuclear fusion experimental research device and can reach temperatures of over 150 million degrees Celsius

China successfully powered up its "artificial sun" nuclear fusion reactor for the first time, state media reported Friday, marking a great advance in the country's nuclear power research capabilities.

The HL-2M Tokamak reactor is China's largest and most advanced nuclear fusion experimental research device, and scientists hope that the device can potentially unlock a powerful clean energy source.
It uses a powerful magnetic field to fuse hot plasma and can reach temperatures of over 150 million degrees Celsius, according to the People's Daily—approximately ten times hotter than the core of the sun.
Located in southwestern Sichuan province and completed late last year, the reactor is often called an "artificial sun" on account of the enormous heat and power it produces.

"The development of nuclear fusion energy is not only a way to solve China's strategic energy needs, but also has great significance for the future sustainable development of China's energy and national economy," said the People's Daily.
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Still very very far away from a viable reactor.
 
quantumlight

quantumlight

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latenlazy said:
Still very very far away from a viable reactor.
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What is harder for China? Mastering EUV or fusion? I would say EUV is a known known, whereas fusion may never be possible...

if China can solve fusion and scale it up by 2050, then the 2060 net zero goal seems to be realistic...
by then, surely EUV will be old outdated technology and the world would have moved on to something else...
by then hopefully China has a good 3000 to 10000 nuke stockpile... and a navy and armed forces larger, more advanced than the US

6G quantum AI satellites and a UBI automation society ...

Goodbye petrodollar goodbye digital OPEC...

China can aim for the stars or at least sail for the Mars
 
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latenlazy

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quantumlight said:
What is harder for China? Mastering EUV or fusion? I would say EUV is a known known, whereas fusion may never be possible...

if China can solve fusion and scale it up by 2050, then the 2060 net zero goal seems to be realistic...
by then, surely EUV will be old outdated technology and the world would have moved on to something else...
by then hopefully China has a good 3000 to 10000 nuke stockpile... and a navy and armed forces larger, more advanced than the US

6G quantum AI satellites and a UBI automation society ...

Goodbye petrodollar goodbye digital OPEC...

China can aim for the stars or at least sail for the Mars
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You don’t need fusion to kill petrodollars. The technology to do so already exists. But the technology itself isn’t what will kill petrodollars. It’s the energy economics of the technology.
 
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