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'Artificial Sun' Blazes Past 1,000 Seconds in New Fusion Record

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Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) in China keeps fusion drive running for 1,000 seconds .

First powered up in 2006 , EAST is one of several nuclear fusion reactors being worked on.

It aims to produce virtually limitless amounts of clean energy in the same way our Sun produces energy.

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