China offers live glimpse into its 'artificial sun' - shows real plasma Camera footage of glowing plasma during steady-state operation inside China's (Eastern) experimental Super Advanced Tokamak in Hefei was screened at Bilibilis 2026 Super Science Evening on 31 October. China has steadily accelerated progress toward commercial nuclear fusion in recent years. In January 2025, the East Artificial Sun Project maintained a plasma temperature of 100 million C for 1,066 seconds, setting a new world record. The ultimate goal of an 'artificial sun' is to create nuclear fusion like the sun, provide humanity with an endless and clean source of energy, and enable space exploration beyond the solar system. In October, China completed and commissioned the main research complex for its flagship nuclear fusion project in Hefei as well. BEST bridges the gap between China's East Research Instrument and the planned China Fusion Engineering Demonstration Reactor (CFEDR) - providing a key test platform for future fusion power. substack | talk.

China offers live glimpse into its 'artificial sun' - shows real plasma Camera footage of glowing plasma during steady-state operation inside China's (Eastern) experimental Super Advanced Tokamak in Hefei was screened at Bilibilis 2026 Super Science Evening on 31 October. China has steadily accelerated progress toward commercial nuclear fusion in recent years. In January 2025, the East Artificial Sun Project maintained a plasma temperature of 100 million C for 1,066 seconds, setting a new world record. The ultimate goal of an 'artificial sun' is to create nuclear fusion like the sun, provide humanity with an endless and clean source of energy, and enable space exploration beyond the solar system. In October, China completed and commissioned the main research complex for its flagship nuclear fusion project in Hefei as well. BEST bridges the gap between China's East Research Instrument and the planned China Fusion Engineering Demonstration Reactor (CFEDR) - providing a key test platform for future fusion power. substack | talk.