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Korea’s KSTAR Artificial Sun sets new record of 100 million degrees Celsius in 20 seconds
Everything about this news is great. Starting with the presence of such a laboratory on planet Earth, and ending with simply gigantic numbers. For reference, the temperature at the center of the Sun is 15 million degrees Celsius.
To begin with, it’s worth telling about KSTAR. Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research, sounds a little clumsy in Russian, the Korean Institute for Advanced Study of the Superconducting Tokamak or the Korean Experimental Tokamak on Superconducting Magnets. Tokamak is a toroidal device for magnetic confinement of plasma in order to achieve the conditions necessary for the flow of controlled thermonuclear fusion. Quite simply, the temperature of the plasma is so high that no material from planet Earth can withstand it. And you need to experiment. Therefore, scientists have solved the problem in an original way.
The idea itself is not new; the best minds of mankind have been working on such studies since the middle of the 20th century. By the way, the very concept of tokamak was invented by Soviet scientists. And the first such device was built in the USSR. Of course, it is better to familiarize yourself with these concepts on your own, because it is quite interesting and informative.
Why is this research important? The answer is simple enough. It is possible a source energy of the future. Instead of traditional coal, peat, oil, nuclear power plants, hydroelectric power plants, “wind turbines”, etc. At this stage, there is no need to talk about the commercial use of thermonuclear fusion. All of this is too complicated, expensive, or not well understood. That is why the new record of the Korean tokamak KSTAR, 20 seconds at a temperature of 100 million degrees Celsius, shows that scientists continue their efforts to provide people with a cheap and almost unlimited source of energy. Who knows, maybe in 20-30 years thermonuclear power plants will become the same everyday phenomenon as nuclear power plants or hydroelectric power plants.
A source: digitaltrends

Phones
Samsung has released a smartphone that neither Xiaomi, nor Huawei, nor Realme offers the likes of. Introduced secure Galaxy XCover6 Pro with a removable battery

Samsung has introduced a secure smartphone Galaxy XCover6 Pro. The manufacturer has not yet revealed the price, but earlier there were rumors about 600 euros. The device will go on sale in July.
Unlike many of its predecessors, the Galaxy XCover6 Pro offers far from the most basic specs. The heart here is the Snapdragon 778G, which means that the XCover6 Pro is more productive than most Samsung smartphones in the Galaxy A line.
The device has 6 GB of RAM, 128 GB of flash memory that can be expanded with microSD cards, a 50-megapixel main camera, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide resolution, a 13-megapixel front camera, and a 6.6-inch IPS screen with a resolution of Full HD + with support for 120 Hz. The display is covered with the latest Glass Victus + glass, but probably a film is glued on top, as is usually the case with secure smartphones.
The battery capacity is small by today’s standards and amounts to 4050 mAh, but the device’s battery is removable, that is, you can replace it yourself by simply opening the back cover. Moreover, hot swapping is supported.
Also worth noting is a USB-C 3.2 port, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, two customizable buttons, and DeX support. As for protection, we are talking about IP68 and the MIL-STD-810H standard.
Gaming
Published the first live photo of the virtual reality helmet Sony PlayStation VR2

The PlayStation VR2 virtual reality helmet has not yet got a release date, but its photo has already appeared on the network. Developers from Bit Planet Games have published a photo of new items. True, then they promptly deleted the photo, but copies have already been distributed over the network.
The new helmet is being created for the PlayStation 5 console, although many hope to be compatible with the PC. The novelty is expected to receive OLED displays with a resolution of 2000 x 2040 per eye, support for HDR, a frequency of 120 Hz and a viewing angle of 110 degrees. The novelty is also credited with eye tracking and a single data and power cable, while the new controllers will receive adaptive triggers and an advanced vibration mechanism.
The new helmet is said to support Horizon Call of the Mountain, No Man’s Sky, The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners: Retrebution and Resident Evil Village. Other games are also expected to appear.
There is no exact release date yet, it is assumed that the helmet will appear in the first half of 2023. He is credited with a cost of 400 euros.
Software
FCC asks Google and Apple to remove TikTok app from stores

In the US, a new stage of confrontation between the authorities and TikTok has begun. FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr wrote letters to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and Apple CEO Tim Cook. In them, he demanded that TikTok be removed from the Google Play and App Store stores.
According to Carr, the application collects and transfers too much sensitive data, and then the program transfers them to Beijing. Carr noted that the application can save drafts, has access to search history, intercepts button presses, tracks biometrics, and also has access to text, images and videos on the clipboard.
“TikTok is not just an app for sharing funny videos and memes. This is a wolf in sheep’s clothing, ”the American official said. He also stated that a recent study showed that TikTok employees in China had access to the personal data of American users.
Stores were given until July 8 to remove the app or justify their refusal to do so. Note that this is not the first confrontation between the Chinese application and the US authorities. Previously, ByteDance companies wanted to ban transactions on TikTok.
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