Illustration丨Let’s talk about “artificial sun”: It’s difficult to make this, but it’s also very exciting!

Remember the movie "The Wandering Earth"?

A planetary engine?

Remember the Three-Body Problem?

“Controlled nuclear fusion”?

Well, these "science fiction"

It is expected to become a reality step by step!

April 12

Known as the "artificial sun"

The Experimental Superconducting Tokamak (EAST)

Achieve steady-state high-constraint mode

Plasma operation 403 seconds

Setting a new world record

EAST is the "Wandering Earth"

A prototype of a planetary engine

Now let's talk about this

"Artificial Sun"

Planning: Qi Huijie

Producer: Hu Guoxiang, Xu Haitao

Reporter: Wang Wenyuan Chen Nuo

Design: Liu Xufeng and Xia Yuanyuan

Copywriter: Wang Jingjing, Wang Yuxuan, Ren Yanyi

Editor: Mu Xiaoxiang Meng Jie

Academic guidance: Chinese Academy of Sciences "Artificial Sun" Science Communication Team