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China’s “Artificial Sun” Will Be Ready in 2020, Experts Say
The device is meant to replicate nuclear fusion.
China will soon begin operating its “artificial sun” — a device that is meant to replicate nuclear fusion, the same reaction that powers the Sun.
- Fabienne Lang
- Intersting Engineering
Due to be built by the end of 2019, Chinese researchers now say it will be operational in 2020.
If everything goes according to plan, this could ultimately make nuclear fusion a feasable energy option on Earth.
- Why is this significant?
By harnessing the power produced through nuclear fusion we could tap into almost limitless clean energy — something we are in dire need of given our…