the Experimental stellarator Wendelstein 7-X is fully met the expectations of German scientists, when Wednesday managed to heat the hydrogen to a state of plasma and then hold it in equilibrium during the second quarter, reports GeekWire. At this time, the German project turned into a miniature sun, capable to heat the hydrogen gas up to 80 million degrees Celsius.

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the Experimental stellarator Wendelstein 7-X is fully met the expectations of German scientists, when Wednesday managed to heat the hydrogen to a state of plasma and then hold it in equilibrium during the second quarter, reports GeekWire. At this time, the German project turned into a miniature sun, capable to heat the hydrogen gas up to 80 million degrees Celsius.

At the launching ceremony was attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, which instructed to press a symbolic button, which gave a countdown to the launch of the stellarator. The event was broadcast live on the Internet, after which its record was made available to view on YouTube.

the Main scientific event takes place for fifteen minutes and 44 minute video. On second monitors transmit images of the stellarator, highlights, after which the participants begin to applaud: the experiment was a success.

Researchers do not expect fusion in Wendelstein 7-X will be released in plus the production of energy — more of it now is spent conducting experiments, heating the gas to a plasma and retention. However, such experiments in the next few years will pave the way for future reactors that will be in abundance to generate cheap energy from isotopes of hydrogen.

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