From the Machines Division
This might be the most complex machine built by humans....actually it was only possible to design with the help of super computers.
From Wikipedia "The Wendelstein 7-X (abbreviated W7-X) reactor is an experimental stellarator built in Greifswald, Germany, by the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP), and completed in October 2015."
HOPEFULLY this leads to unlocking fusion tech...but I think they might have messed with the spacetime continuum when they flipped it on. things have been a little off since about 2015.
This video does a pretty good job of breaking down what all the different components of this machine are and what they do: LINK
Here's an older less flashy, but also very educational video on the stellerator: LINK
I just think this is the coolest looking thing, man. Endless supply of tech reference going on here for anything you want to design within the realm of sci-fi.
When I look at this next to modern art installations I have a hard time not seeing all this wild engineering as contributing to the art scene just as much as it contributes to science.
-Jake