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Nuclear Fusion / US National Ignition Facility Experiment Puts Researchers At Threshold Of Key Ignition Goal

By David Dalton
18 August 2021

Landmark is now within touching distance, say scientists at California laboratory
US National Ignition Facility Experiment Puts Researchers At Threshold Of Key Ignition Goal
The target chamber at the US National Ignition Facility in California. Courtesy NIF.
Nuclear scientists using lasers the size of three football pitches said they had generated a huge amount of energy from fusion, possibly offering hope for the development of a new clean energy source.

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