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MUSE Nuclear Fusion Stellerator Made with Off the Shelf Parts and 3D Printed Shell

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Apr 22, 2024
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The Princeton Physics Lab has built a Stellarator nuclear fusion reactor prototype using permanent magnets. This is a scientific first that enables mostly off-the-shelf magnet for simple and low cost experiments to test new concepts for future fusion power plants. It does not generate net energy, but it has some nuclear processes and it is useful for ex…

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