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South Korea s artificial sun sets new world record, lights up at 100 million degrees for record 20
South Korea s artificial sun sets new world record, lights up at 100 million degrees for record 20 seconds
A superconducting fusion device, also known as the Korean artificial sun, set the new world record as it successfully maintained high temperature over 100 million degrees (Celsius) for a record 20 seconds.
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UPDATED: December 29, 2020 13:55 IST
The Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR). (Photo: National Research Council of Science & Technology via phys.org)
Comfortably setting a new world record for fusion, South Korea managed to light up an artificial sun at over 100 million degrees for a record 20 seconds. In comparison, the core of the Sun burns at only 15 million degrees Celsius.