CHINA — China's artificial sun is hotter than THE ACTUAL SUN. <br /><br />Researchers from China's Hefei Institutes of Physical Science reported its fusion reactor has reached 100 million degrees celsius in plasma, over 6 times the heat generated by the sun's core.<br /><br />The heat is generated within a device called Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak, also known as EAST. The donut-shaped machine supports nuclear fusion by using magnetic fields that keep hot plasma from melting the exterior walls of the device.<br /><br />According to Futurism, nuclear fusion is a thermonuclear process that occurs when the nuclei of two light atoms, usually hydrogen, combine and form a heavier atom, in this case helium. This process results in release of energy in the form of heat and light — the same way by which the sun produces its warmth. <br /><br />Researcher's from the EAST project hope to develop technology that will allow humans to extract clean energy from nuclear fusion. Scientists from the ITER project — a multinational experiment aiming to harness nuclear fusion energy — sustain that fusion fuels are almost infinite and do not release harmful gases into the atmosphere.
