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The Action Lab demonstrated a plasma device using alternating magnetic fields instead of electrodes, operating at 10 MHz with xenon gas. Scaling the setup with hydrogen could theoretically create a tokamak, though the current tabletop demo does not produce net energy.
- Field
- energy and batteries
- What they did
- Researchers from The Action Lab demonstrated creating plasma using an alternating magnetic field instead of physical electrodes to prevent them from being destroyed by high temperatures. The device operates at 10 MHz using xenon gas but is not yet strong enough to drive a fusion reaction.
- Why it matters
- This research serves as a model for a future tokamak that could generate energy, although current reactors require more energy to operate than they produce.
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