Twisty Reactor Hints at Practical Fusion Power

Image: Adapted from Angewandte Chemie/Univ. of South Carolina

Image: Adapted from Angewandte Chemie/Univ. of South Carolina

Max Planck Institute recently completed Wendelstein 7-X, the first large reactor based on a stellarator concept that relies on a cruller-like shape for the twisting action instead of a current.