Poems of the Week

A Stellarator Achievement

by Alex Steelsmith

“The Wendelstein 7-X stellarator in Germany has broken the record for plasma duration in a nuclear fusion reactor.
Fusion reactions were sustained at high performance levels for 43 seconds, which is a major breakthrough…
The Wendelstein 7-X stellarator… smashed a record in… well, atom smashing.
Popular Mechanics

Energy synergy,
fusion technology
flourished for forty-three
seconds, no less.

Is the experiment
world-transformational?
Clearly, at least, it’s a
smashing success.