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243 points greesil | 1 comments | 21 Jul 25 15:18 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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chris_va ◴[21 Jul 25 17:08 UTC] No.44637630[source]▶
A better link: https://www.ipp.mpg.de/5532945/w7x?c=5481737

(there is some irony in using the iter.org link for a stellarator announcement)

1.8GJ over 360 seconds, beta of 0.03

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greesil ◴[22 Jul 25 04:57 UTC] No.44643375[source]▶
The irony is delicious.

Especially considering the total budget of it is $340 millions vs ITER's tens of billions.

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Ey7NFZ3P0nzAe ◴[22 Jul 25 06:26 UTC] No.44643772[source]▶
To be fair, they might not be totally independent figures in the sense of, I would be surprised if the cheaper project did not benefit at all from the knowledge created by the larger project.
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1. ygra ◴[22 Jul 25 08:47 UTC] No.44644634[source]▶
Help on either project actually flows both ways. If I remember correctly, Wendelstein 7-X provided experience and know-how regarding microwave heating and welding large plasma vessels. In the end they're scientists and engineers and don't seem to see the other project so much as competition than a way to learn more than just with one of them.