# Plasma Torus Demo Shows Fusion Basics

https://hackaday.com/2026/10/18/a-plasma-donut/

A tabletop plasma demo illustrates nuclear fusion principles. It uses xenon gas and magnetic fields, not electrodes. Scaling up could lead to tokamak reactors, though current ones consume more energy than they produce.

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#plasma #fusion #magnetic #tokamak

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Created: 2026-10-24T03:33:27.782542+00:00

Last edited: 2026-10-24T03:33:27.782542+00:00

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Original source: https://hackaday.com/2026/10/18/a-plasma-donut/