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Breakthrough Experiment Offers Promise of Nuclear Fusion
Nuclear fusion as an energy source is one step closer to becoming a reality
In a recent experiment, a team of researchers at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory used 192 lasers to pulverize a fuel target to create a fusion reaction. What makes this experiment remarkable is that it is reportedly the first time such an experiment has successfully produced more energy output than the amount of energy spent igniting the fuel
Citing a report in the science journal Nature, The Guardian reports that the researchers used lasers in an attempt to pulverize a fuel target with two megajoules of energy, an impact roughly equivalent to two standard sticks of dynamite. However, most of the energy from the lasers gets absorbed by its surroundings Read more...
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