Tokamak
A Russian acronym for a donut-shaped device that uses magnetic coils to confine plasma for fusion, significantly advanced by the Soviet Union in the 1960s and forms the basis for ITER and SPARC.
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Ian Hutchinson: Nuclear Fusion, Plasma Physics, and Religion | Lex Fridman Podcast #112
Lex Fridman
A toroidal magnetic chamber, a leading design for magnetic confinement fusion reactors, using strong magnetic fields to confine incredibly hot plasma.
Dennis Whyte: Nuclear Fusion and the Future of Energy | Lex Fridman Podcast #353
Lex Fridman
A Russian acronym for a donut-shaped device that uses magnetic coils to confine plasma for fusion, significantly advanced by the Soviet Union in the 1960s and forms the basis for ITER and SPARC.
Demis Hassabis: DeepMind - AI, Superintelligence & the Future of Humanity | Lex Fridman Podcast #299
Lex Fridman
A type of magnetic containment device used in fusion research, where DeepMind's AI controls plasma.