Fusion Reactor Called "Norm" Could Outperform Everything We've Built So Far

30 Apr 2025 | Abstracted from Gizmodo

"... field-reversed configuration (FRC)—a setup that holds piping hot plasma in place without relying on the gigantic magnets seen in traditional fusion designs like tokamaks...Norm reduces the machine’s size, complexity, and cost by up to 50%..."

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