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Scientists in Germany switch on nuclear fusion experiment
Scientists
in Germany flipped the switch Wednesday on an experiment they hope will
advance the quest for nuclear fusion, considered a clean and safe form
of nuclear power. Following nine years of construction and testing,
researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics in Greifswald
injected a tiny amount of hydrogen into a doughnut-shaped device - then
zapped it with the equivalent of 6,000 microwave ovens. The resulting
super-hot gas, known as plasma, lasted just a fraction of a second
before cooling down again, long enough for scientists to confidently
declare the start of their experiment a success.
Associated Press
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