NIF RSS

fusion, NIF - August 18, 2021

𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧

𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧

A tiny pellet of deuterium and tritium released more energy than it absorbed from the National Ignition Facility’s bank of 192 lasers. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) announced today that it has produced a fusion reaction in the laboratory that yielded more energy than was absorbed by the fuel to initiate it. Zapping a BB-size capsule of fusion fuel with UV light from 192 lasers at the lab’s $3.5 billion National Ignition Facility (NIF), scientists say they sparked fusion reactions that released 1.3 megajoules of energy, about five times the 250 kilojoules that were absorbed by the capsule. That...

Tags

Featured Products

Cislunar Passenger Starflights on our Space Cruisers (2030)

Cislunar Passenger Starflights on our Space Cruisers (2030)

Orbital Passenger Starflights (2026)

Orbital Passenger Starflights (2026)

/* if no javascript: get back ATC button */ body:not(.spo-loaded) [data-shopify="payment-button"], body:not(.spo-loaded).template-product form[action="/cart/add"] [type=submit], body:not(.spo-loaded).template-collection form[action="/cart/add"] [type=submit], body:not(.spo-loaded).template-index form[action="/cart/add"] [type=submit], body:not(.spo-loaded) form[action="/cart/add"] [type=submit] {opacity: 1; pointer-events: all} body:not(.spo-loaded) form[action^="/cart"]:not([action^="/cart/add"]):not(#currency_form) button, body:not(.spo-loaded) form[action^="/cart"]:not([action^="/cart/add"]):not(#currency_form) input[type="submit"], body:not(.spo-loaded) form[action^="/cart"]:not([action^="/cart/add"]):not(#currency_form) input[type="button"], body:not(.spo-loaded) [name="checkout"], body:not(.spo-loaded) [name="goto_pp"], body:not(.spo-loaded) [name="goto_amazon_payments"] {opacity: 1; pointer-events: all}