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Zap Energy shows off its new fusion power prototype, Century
After keeping Century under wraps for several months, the startup gave TechCrunch a peek under the hood.
Image Credits: Zap EnergyThe demonstration device stands about a story and a half tall, and the reaction chamber inside is the size of a domestic water heater. Image Credits: Zap EnergyAfter Century completes the demonstration for the Department of Energy, the team will surround the reaction chamber with liquid bismuth. “I’m convinced that when we cut the ribbon on our first power plant and we think about the hardest problems we’ve had to solve in the last five years, my guess is plasma physics and gain is on the list.
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