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Now You See Me Now You Don t Premiere - NYC

American drag performer, actor, and singer Plasma (Taylor Ratliff) arrives at the New York Premiere Of Lionsgate's 'Now You See Me: Now You Don't' held at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers on November 10, 2025 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. Photo by Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Now You See Me Now You Don t Premiere - NYC

American drag performer, actor, and singer Plasma (Taylor Ratliff) arrives at the New York Premiere Of Lionsgate's 'Now You See Me: Now You Don't' held at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers on November 10, 2025 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. Photo by Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Now You See Me Now You Don t Premiere - NYC

American drag performer, actor, and singer Plasma (Taylor Ratliff) arrives at the New York Premiere Of Lionsgate's 'Now You See Me: Now You Don't' held at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers on November 10, 2025 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. Photo by Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Third China (Anhui) Science and Technology Innovation and Transformation Fair in Hefei

Visitors visited the EAST model of the Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences at the 3rd China (Anhui) Science and Technology Innovation and Transformation Fair in Hefei City, Anhui Province, China on April 27, 2025.

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Xinhua Headlines: China's central regions look to reform, innovation for high-quality development

(240802) -- BEIJING, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Citizens visit the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) at the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, May 18, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhou Mu)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240507) -- BEIJING, May 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A student practices plasma cutting during the 2024 Skills Ontario Competition in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on May 6, 2024. The 2024 Skills Ontario Competition kicked off here on Monday, attracting more than 2,800 competitors. A broad range of skills and careers are represented during the three-day competition from the manufacturing, construction, service, and technology sectors. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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CANADA-TORONTO-SKILLS COMPETITION

(240506) -- TORONTO, May 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A student practices plasma cutting during the 2024 Skills Ontario Competition in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on May 6, 2024. The 2024 Skills Ontario Competition kicked off here on Monday, attracting more than 2,800 competitors. A broad range of skills and careers are represented during the three-day competition from the manufacturing, construction, service, and technology sectors. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ANHUI-HEFEI-"ARTIFICIAL SUN"-INT'L JOINT EXPERIMENTS (CN)

(240204) -- HEFEI, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Richard Pitts, leader of the Experiments and Plasma Operation Section of ITER, works at the EAST control room in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 24, 2024. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Int'l scientists conduct joint experiments with China's 'artificial sun' team" (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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China Manufacturing Industry Stainless Steel Products

WUXI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2023 - A worker produces stainless steel products on a plasma cutting equipment in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China, Nov 1, 2023.

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China Manufacturing Industry Stainless Steel Products

WUXI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2023 - A worker produces stainless steel products on a plasma cutting equipment in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China, Nov 1, 2023.

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China Manufacturing Industry Stainless Steel Products

WUXI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2023 - A worker produces stainless steel products on a plasma cutting equipment in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China, Nov 1, 2023.

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China Manufacturing Industry Stainless Steel Products

WUXI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2023 - Workers produce stainless steel products on plasma cutting equipment in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China, Nov 1, 2023.

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China Manufacturing Industry Stainless Steel Products

WUXI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2023 - A worker produces stainless steel products on a plasma cutting equipment in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China, Nov 1, 2023.

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China Manufacturing Industry Stainless Steel Products

WUXI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2023 - A worker produces stainless steel products on a plasma cutting equipment in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China, Nov 1, 2023.

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China Manufacturing Industry Stainless Steel Products

WUXI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2023 - A worker produces stainless steel products on a plasma cutting equipment in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China, Nov 1, 2023.

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China Manufacturing Industry Stainless Steel Products

WUXI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2023 - A worker produces stainless steel products on a plasma cutting equipment in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China, Nov 1, 2023.

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China Manufacturing Industry Stainless Steel Products

WUXI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2023 - A worker produces stainless steel products on a plasma cutting equipment in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China, Nov 1, 2023.

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The New Generation of Artificial Sun China Circulation 3

YANTAI, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2203 - A new generation artificial solar "China Circulation III" model is displayed at the 2023 China International Nuclear Power Industry and Equipment Expo in Yantai, Shandong province, China, August 28, 2023. On August 25, 2023, CNNC released an official news that the new generation of artificial sun "China Circulation 3" achieved high confinement mode operation under 1 million amps plasma current for the first time, once again breaking the operating record of China's magnetic confinement fusion device, marking an important step for China's magnetic confinement nuclear fusion research to the operation of high-performance fusion plasma.

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The New Generation of Artificial Sun China Circulation 3

YANTAI, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2203 - A new generation artificial solar "China Circulation III" model is displayed at the 2023 China International Nuclear Power Industry and Equipment Expo in Yantai, Shandong province, China, August 28, 2023. On August 25, 2023, CNNC released an official news that the new generation of artificial sun "China Circulation 3" achieved high confinement mode operation under 1 million amps plasma current for the first time, once again breaking the operating record of China's magnetic confinement fusion device, marking an important step for China's magnetic confinement nuclear fusion research to the operation of high-performance fusion plasma.

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The New Generation of Artificial Sun China Circulation 3

YANTAI, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2203 - A new generation artificial solar "China Circulation III" model is displayed at the 2023 China International Nuclear Power Industry and Equipment Expo in Yantai, Shandong province, China, August 28, 2023. On August 25, 2023, CNNC released an official news that the new generation of artificial sun "China Circulation 3" achieved high confinement mode operation under 1 million amps plasma current for the first time, once again breaking the operating record of China's magnetic confinement fusion device, marking an important step for China's magnetic confinement nuclear fusion research to the operation of high-performance fusion plasma.

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The New Generation of Artificial Sun China Circulation 3

YANTAI, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2203 - A new generation artificial solar "China Circulation III" model is displayed at the 2023 China International Nuclear Power Industry and Equipment Expo in Yantai, Shandong province, China, August 28, 2023. On August 25, 2023, CNNC released an official news that the new generation of artificial sun "China Circulation 3" achieved high confinement mode operation under 1 million amps plasma current for the first time, once again breaking the operating record of China's magnetic confinement fusion device, marking an important step for China's magnetic confinement nuclear fusion research to the operation of high-performance fusion plasma.

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The New Generation of Artificial Sun China Circulation 3

YANTAI, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2203 - A new generation artificial solar "China Circulation III" model is displayed at the 2023 China International Nuclear Power Industry and Equipment Expo in Yantai, Shandong province, China, August 28, 2023. On August 25, 2023, CNNC released an official news that the new generation of artificial sun "China Circulation 3" achieved high confinement mode operation under 1 million amps plasma current for the first time, once again breaking the operating record of China's magnetic confinement fusion device, marking an important step for China's magnetic confinement nuclear fusion research to the operation of high-performance fusion plasma.

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The New Generation of Artificial Sun China Circulation 3

YANTAI, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2203 - A new generation artificial solar "China Circulation III" model is displayed at the 2023 China International Nuclear Power Industry and Equipment Expo in Yantai, Shandong province, China, August 28, 2023. On August 25, 2023, CNNC released an official news that the new generation of artificial sun "China Circulation 3" achieved high confinement mode operation under 1 million amps plasma current for the first time, once again breaking the operating record of China's magnetic confinement fusion device, marking an important step for China's magnetic confinement nuclear fusion research to the operation of high-performance fusion plasma.

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The New Generation of Artificial Sun China Circulation 3

YANTAI, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2203 - A new generation artificial solar "China Circulation III" model is displayed at the 2023 China International Nuclear Power Industry and Equipment Expo in Yantai, Shandong province, China, August 28, 2023. On August 25, 2023, CNNC released an official news that the new generation of artificial sun "China Circulation 3" achieved high confinement mode operation under 1 million amps plasma current for the first time, once again breaking the operating record of China's magnetic confinement fusion device, marking an important step for China's magnetic confinement nuclear fusion research to the operation of high-performance fusion plasma.

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The New Generation of Artificial Sun China Circulation 3

YANTAI, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2203 - A new generation artificial solar "China Circulation III" model is displayed at the 2023 China International Nuclear Power Industry and Equipment Expo in Yantai, Shandong province, China, August 28, 2023. On August 25, 2023, CNNC released an official news that the new generation of artificial sun "China Circulation 3" achieved high confinement mode operation under 1 million amps plasma current for the first time, once again breaking the operating record of China's magnetic confinement fusion device, marking an important step for China's magnetic confinement nuclear fusion research to the operation of high-performance fusion plasma.

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Thailand launches first experimental tokamak device in collaboration with China

STORY: Thailand launches first experimental tokamak device in collaboration with China DATELINE: July 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tokamak device 2. various of Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand in the opening ceremony 3. various of tokamak device 4. various of Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT) 5. various of tokamak device 6. SOUNDBITE 1 (Thai): THAWATCHAI ONJUN, Executive director of the TINT 7. various of tokamak device 8. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SONG YUNTAO, Director of ASIPP 9. various of tokamak device STORYLINE: Thailand's first experimental tokamak device was officially launched on Tuesday in collaboration with China. The device, a joint collaboration between the Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) and the Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT), arrived in Thailand in January and commenced trial runs in May. Thawatchai Onjun, executive director of the TINT, emphasized th

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THAILAND-NAKHON NAYOK-TOKAMAK DEVICE-LAUNCH

(230726) -- NAKHON NAYOK, July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 25, 2023 shows the experimental tokamak device in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. Thailand's first experimental tokamak device was officially launched on Tuesday in a joint collaboration with China. The device, a joint collaboration between the Institute of Plasma Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) and the Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT), arrived in Thailand in January and commenced trial runs in May. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)

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THAILAND-NAKHON NAYOK-TOKAMAK DEVICE-LAUNCH

(230726) -- NAKHON NAYOK, July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 25, 2023 shows the experimental tokamak device in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. Thailand's first experimental tokamak device was officially launched on Tuesday in a joint collaboration with China. The device, a joint collaboration between the Institute of Plasma Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) and the Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT), arrived in Thailand in January and commenced trial runs in May. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)

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THAILAND-NAKHON NAYOK-TOKAMAK DEVICE-LAUNCH

(230726) -- NAKHON NAYOK, July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guests visit the experimental tokamak device in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand, July 25, 2023. Thailand's first experimental tokamak device was officially launched on Tuesday in a joint collaboration with China. The device, a joint collaboration between the Institute of Plasma Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) and the Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT), arrived in Thailand in January and commenced trial runs in May. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)

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Trump Indicted in Classified Documents Case

File photo dated July 30, 2020 of U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable on donating plasma at the American Red Cross National Headquarters in Washington. - Donald Trump has been indicted by a federal grand jury for retaining classified government documents and obstruction of justice. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CZECH REPUBLIC-PRAGUE-SCIENCE FAIR

(230608) -- PRAGUE, June 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A boy separates red blood cells from plasma at the Science Fair in Prague, the Czech Republic, on June 8, 2023. The Science Fair, organized annually by the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, is held from June 8 to June 10 this year. (Photo by Dana Kesnerova/Xinhua)

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THAILAND-PLASMA-NUCLEAR FUSION-TRAINING

(230531) -- BANGKOK, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Participants of the Eighth ASEAN School on Plasma and Nuclear Fusion 2023 visit Thailand Tokamak 1, in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand, on May 29, 2023. Experts from seven countries, including China, joined a training session on plasma and nuclear fusion technology this week for researchers and students from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and neighboring countries in the central Thai province of Nakhon Nayok. The Eighth ASEAN School on Plasma and Nuclear Fusion 2023, which started on Monday, is a five-day program held by the Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT). (Photo by Tim Santasombat/Xinhua)

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THAILAND-PLASMA-NUCLEAR FUSION-TRAINING

(230531) -- BANGKOK, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hu Jiansheng, Deputy Director General of the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP), gives a lecture at the Eighth ASEAN School on Plasma and Nuclear Fusion 2023, in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand, on May 29, 2023. Experts from seven countries, including China, joined a training session on plasma and nuclear fusion technology this week for researchers and students from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and neighboring countries in the central Thai province of Nakhon Nayok. The Eighth ASEAN School on Plasma and Nuclear Fusion 2023, which started on Monday, is a five-day program held by the Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT). (Photo by Tim Santasombat/Xinhua)

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THAILAND-PLASMA-NUCLEAR FUSION-TRAINING

(230531) -- BANGKOK, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Experts and participants of the Eighth ASEAN School on Plasma and Nuclear Fusion 2023 pose for a group photo, in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand, on May 29, 2023. Experts from seven countries, including China, joined a training session on plasma and nuclear fusion technology this week for researchers and students from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and neighboring countries in the central Thai province of Nakhon Nayok. The Eighth ASEAN School on Plasma and Nuclear Fusion 2023, which started on Monday, is a five-day program held by the Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT). (Photo by Tim Santasombat/Xinhua)

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Chinese fiberglass giant donates cutting-edge research device to Egypt

STORY: Chinese fiberglass giant donates cutting-edge research device to Egypt DATELINE: May 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:26 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of donation ceremony 2. various of joint lab 3. various of NRC acting president 4. various of meeting STORYLINE: China's fiberglass giant Jushi Group donated a cutting-edge research device to Egypt's National Research Center (NRC) on Thursday in a bid to strengthen scientific and technological cooperation in the fiberglass industry. The device, an Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrometer (ICP), is an important tool that can provide powerful qualitative and quantitative analysis of the mineral composition of glass fiber. A ceremony was held to mark the donation at the factory of Jushi Egypt for Fiberglass Industry S.A.E. in the Suez Governorate in northern Egypt. "The donation is an important step in the construction of the China-Egypt Joint Laboratory for High Performance Fiberglass and Composites," said Zhang Huasheng, science and te

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China's "artificial sun" achieves major breakthrough

STORY: China's "artificial sun" achieves major breakthrough DATELINE: April 13, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:06 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): HE XIYUE, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SONG YUNTAO, Director of the Institute of Plasma Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): HE XIYUE, Xinhua correspondent "See this round-shaped building behind me? This is where the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak, or EAST, is located. It is also known as the 'Chinese artificial sun.' The scientists here achieved a major breakthrough, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. Now let's go inside and witness a new record together." EAST achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, greatly improving the original world record of 101 seconds, which was set by EAST in 2017. The ultimate goal of EAST is to create nuclear fusion like the sun, using substances abundant in the sea t

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-ANHUI-TOKAMAK-NEW RECORD (CN)

(230413) -- HEFEI, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Researchers celebrate the success of an experiment at the control center of the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 12, 2023. The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-ANHUI-TOKAMAK-NEW RECORD (CN)

(230413) -- HEFEI, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gong Xianzu (R), a researcher at the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) who is in charge of an experiment in the steady-state high confinement plasma operation of the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), and ASIPP director Song Yuntao celebrate after the experiment succeeded at the control center of the EAST in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 12, 2023. The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-ANHUI-TOKAMAK-NEW RECORD (CN)

(230413) -- HEFEI, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gong Xianzu (1st R), a researcher at the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) who is in charge of an experiment in the steady-state high confinement plasma operation of the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), communicates with colleagues at the control center of the EAST in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 12, 2023. The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-ANHUI-TOKAMAK-NEW RECORD (CN)

(230413) -- HEFEI, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 12, 2023 shows the control center of the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST) after a successful experiment in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province. The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-ANHUI-TOKAMAK-NEW RECORD (CN)

(230413) -- HEFEI, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gong Xianzu (1st L), a researcher at the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) who is in charge of an experiment in the steady-state high confinement plasma operation of the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), communicates with colleagues during the experiment at the control center of the EAST in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 12, 2023. The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-ANHUI-TOKAMAK-NEW RECORD (CN)

(230413) -- HEFEI, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Researchers celebrate the success of an experiment at the control center of the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 12, 2023. The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-ANHUI-TOKAMAK-NEW RECORD (CN)

(230413) -- HEFEI, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Researchers await the results for an experiment at the control center of the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 12, 2023. The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-ANHUI-TOKAMAK-NEW RECORD (CN)

(230413) -- HEFEI, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gong Xianzu, a researcher at the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) who is in charge of an experiment in the steady-state high confinement plasma operation of the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), texts friends to celebrate the success of an experiment at the control center of the EAST in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 12, 2023. The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-ANHUI-TOKAMAK-NEW RECORD (CN)

(230413) -- HEFEI, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Researchers pose for a group photo after the success of an experiment at the control center of the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 12, 2023. The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-ANHUI-TOKAMAK-NEW RECORD (CN)

(230413) -- HEFEI, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gong Xianzu, a researcher at the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) who is in charge of an experiment in the steady-state high confinement plasma operation of the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), checks experimental data after the experiment succeeded at the control center of the EAST in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 12, 2023. The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-ANHUI-TOKAMAK-NEW RECORD (CN)

(230413) -- HEFEI, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Li Kedong, a researcher at the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) before (above) and after (below) the success of an experiment at the control center of the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 12, 2023. The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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China's "artificial sun" achieves breakthrough, key step toward fusion reactor

STORY: China's "artificial sun" achieves breakthrough, key step toward fusion reactor DATELINE: April 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. China's "artificial sun" achieving breakthrough 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SONG YUNTAO, ASIPP director STORYLINE: The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor. The breakthrough, achieved after more than 120,000 shots, greatly improved the original world record of 101 seconds, which was set by EAST in 2017. The ultimate goal of EAST, located at the Institute of Plasma Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) in Hefei, is to create nuclear fusion like the sun, using substances abundant in the sea to provide a steady stream of clean energy. Song Yuntao, ASIPP director, told Xinhua in an exclusive interview that the main s

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-CHINA NEWS

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A child interacts with a plasma globe at Yangzhou Science and Technology Museum in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Oct. 1, 2022. (Photo by Meng Delong/Xinhua)

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Matsushita expands Viera TV lineup

TOKYO, Japan - Seven new models of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.'s popular large-screen, flat-panel Viera televisions are displayed at a presentation in Tokyo on Aug. 9. Six of the models are plasma TVs with full high-definition specifications, ranging in size from 42-inch to 65-inch screens. The remaining model is a 37-inch liquid crystal display TV, also with full HD specifications.