The NT Times had a recent article discussing laser nuclear fusion. Nextbigfuture has spoken with all of the nuclear fusion companies listed in the NY Times article as they all attended the 2023 ...

The US National Ignition Facility is the only laboratory where a nuclear-fusion reaction has generated more energy than it consumed. Here’s how it achieved this historic milestone and sparked fresh ...

The attainment of fusion ignition and energy gain on the world’s most energetic laser late last year was indisputably a major scientific accomplishment. But the road to fusion as a viable source of ...

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)’s National Ignition Facility has set a new record for laser energy, firing 2.2 megajoules of energy for the first time on an ignition target. This ...

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In December, the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory made headlines worldwide. Scientists at the NIF performed the first ...

The NIF laser "is essential to assessing the potential performance of nuclear weapons," says Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman. He says the experiments will help determine the effects of aging on ...

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 13: Scientists from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories (L-R) Principal Experimentalist Alex Zylstra, Principal Designer Annie Kritcher and Chief Engineer for ...

This month the media was abuzz with the announcement that the US National Ignition Facility (NIF) had accomplished a significant breakthrough in the quest to achieve commercial nuclear fusion.