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China completes world’s largest fusion magnet for ‘artificial sun’ reactor

China has completed and successfully tested the world's largest superconducting magnet, a 582-tonne toroidal-field coil designed to confine superheated plasma inside its next-generation fusion reactor. The milestone, announced by the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Plasma Physics (ASIPP) in…

China unveils world’s largest superconducting magnet for fusion reactor

Scientists and engineers at China's Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, announced on Saturday that two key superconducting magnets for the country's "artificial sun" fusion program have passed expert review and full-parameter testing in Hefei, Anhui province.