☢️ UK's 'JET' nuclear fusion device achieves new energy output record

Plus: Gel and lithium-ion tech could enable a 1000-mile EV range on one charge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 February 09, 2024 | [Read Online]( In a huge milestone, the Joint European Torus (JET), a leading fusion device near Oxford, UK, set a new world record for fusion energy output in its final experiment. The JET team accomplished this feat by generating 69 megajoules of fusion energy for five seconds, utilizing a mere 0.2 milligrams of fuel. Achieved through heating a plasma of deuterium and tritium to a scorching 150 million degrees Celsius—10 times hotter than the sun's core—the achievement can power approximately 12,000 homes for the same duration. To find out what this means for the next generation of fusion devices, check out today's [Must Read](. 🚨 The vital component is the essential roundup of the week's must-read engineering news. For the latest in top engineering and more delivered on Sundays, [click here to subscribe now]([.]( 🔥 Today’s hot jobs as featured on [jobs.interestingengineering.com](: - [Software Engineer in Test]( - [Embedded Software Engineer]( - [Database Engineer II]( Good morning. I’m Sade, newsletter editor at IE. This is the Blueprint. Let’s get into it! Reading time: 5 minutes Did a friend forward this e-mail to you? 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