The article is light on details. It doesn't mention an operating temperature or Q factor. I would hazard to guess that no - they did not achieve fusion. They a

The article is light on details. It doesn't mention an operating temperature or Q factor. I would hazard to guess that no - they did not achieve fusion. They achieved plasma which is a precursor to fusion. Controlled plasma, at a high enough temperature, is an environment in which fusion can occur. All this article says is they created controlled plasma. Crucially, they did so with high temperature magnets which is fairly novel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusion_energy_gain_factor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusion_energy_gain_factor You might also be interested in reading this. Q factor is what's used to discuss whether a fusion device is generating net positive energy.