The result was obtained in the latest experiment after more than 40 years of research on nuclear fusion.
British scientists from the JET laboratory have set a world record for energy production through nuclear fusion. Through this process, stars receive their energy. The BBC reported it.
During the five seconds of the experiment, 69 megajoules of energy (11 megawatts of power) were produced.
“Nuclear fusion is the process that powers the Sun and other stars. It works by heating and causing small particles to combine into heavier ones, releasing energy. In addition, nuclear fusion has the potential to produce large amounts of clean energy. If successfully scaled to a commercial level, it can produce infinite amounts of clean, carbon-free energy and, unlike wind and solar energy, is will not be affected by weather conditions,” the researchers said.
“For atoms to fuse on Earth, we need a temperature ten times higher than the Sun, about 100 million degrees Celsius, and we need a high enough density of atoms for a long time, ” said the Nuclear Fusion Research Fellow at the University. of Manchester. Dr. Aneka Khan.
We remind you that early British scientists broke their record for the amount of energy.
Source: korrespondent
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