NEW SUPERCONDUCTING CHIP AIMS TO HELP TAME FUSION PLASMA

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Brookhaven National Laboratory debuted a superconducting chip built with other US Department of Energy facilities and AI hardware startup Great Sky to monitor fusion plasma in real time. The chip runs a neuromorphic neural network meant to spot signs that superhot plasma is about to become unstable. Its backers hope the hardware is fast enough to help control plasma before disruptions form, a prerequisite for practical fusion power.