The search for alternative energy sources has become a priority for scientists from around the world. And one of the most promising projects in this area belongs to researchers from China. So, since 2006 in the city of Hefei, the development of the EAST apparatus is underway, which should become nothing more than an "artificial Sun".
It is known that our star generates energy through nuclear fusion. Scientists from the Middle Kingdom decided to recreate the process in terrestrial conditions, having built a special chamber for this - a tokamak, in which the plasma is heated to record temperatures. Recall that in November last year, researchers managed to reach the mark of 100 million degrees Celsius.
However, according to the representative of the Chinese National Nuclear Corporation Duan Xiuru, this year the device will be able to "warm up" to the planned indicators, which will mean the end of its development. According to the information received, the plasma inside the EAST tokamak will be 7 times hotter than the Sun's core (about 15 million degrees Celsius).
If scientists succeed in achieving this goal, then humanity will receive a reliable template for creating thermonuclear reactors that will provide unlimited alternative energy to the entire planet. And, apparently, China is ready to see the case through to the end, even though one day of using the revolutionary apparatus costs 15 thousand dollars.
