China has successfully tested the world's largest superconducting magnet, a key component of its CRAFT artificial sun project, surpassing global performance benchmarks.
China tested CRAFT's superconducting magnet—the world's largest—for containing 100M-degree fusion plasma, validating commercial viability. The win positions China as fusion leader and validates magnetic confinement for grid-scale deployment, reshaping energy transition roadmaps and investment.
The results were achieved by researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jun 28, 2026
05:29 pm
What's the storyChina has successfully tested the world's largest superconducting magnet for a nuclear fusion reactor.
The achievement was part of the country's CRAFT "artificial sun" project, which aims to create a miniature Sun at over 100 million degree Celsius and trap it in a doughnut-shaped metal cage to generate electricity.
The device, part of the CRAFT artificial sun reactor, sets new international benchmark in push for clean energy.
Development could have implications for power transmission, nuclear fusion and superconducting magnetic levitation.
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