The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) nuclear fusion reactor maintained a steady, highly confined loop of plasma — the high-energy fourth state of matter — for 1,066 seconds on Monday (Jan. 20), which more than doubled its previous best of 403 seconds, Chinese state media reported.
Interesting. I’m still skeptical of any further implications, in the “Fusion has been 20 years away for the past 70 years” sense, but this is fascinating work.