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Wendelstein 7-X Stellarator Breaks Key Records, Taking Significant Step Towards Commercial Fusion

By David Dalton
6 June 2025

W7-X in Germany designed to demonstrate that stellarators are viable

Wendelstein 7-X Stellarator Breaks Key Records, Taking Significant Step Towards Commercial Fusion
A view inside the vacuum vessel of the Wendelstein 7-X in Greifswald, Germany. Courtesy: Jan Hosan/Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics.
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Greifswald, Germany have broken previous fusion records and set a new benchmark for reactor performance using the experimental Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) stellarator.

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