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The Skeptics Guide #932 - May 20 2023

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

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The Physics of Fusion Reactors

The fusion reactor is shaped like a dumbbell. So you got this plasma at each end of the dumbbell. Now magnetic field turns that plasma in on itself into a torus or donut shape. But these are now called plasmoids. They're awesome. The next step uses helium's own patented plasma accelerator. This version of their prototype can do it once every 10 minutes. Future versions of the prototype should be able to do itonce every second.

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