Illustration of a fusion reactor. getty Fusion energy needs more than a sustained fusion reaction before it can help the world produce sufficient carbon-neutral energy. The U.S. Department of Energy h...
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Fusion Is About To Become A Must-Have Investment, DOE Official Says
In December, Department of Energy officials announced that experiments at the National Ignition … [+] Facility at the LLNL achieved ‘ignition,’ where the fusion energy generated exce...
Fusion Is The Holy Grail Of Clean Energy, And It Just Made A Major Breakthrough
Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs Dr. Marvin Adams holds up a cylinder he says is similar to … [+] one used by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories for a breakthrough in fusion r...
The Future Of Clean, Limitless Energy
AFP via Getty Images Key takeaways On December 5, U.S. scientists at the National Ignition Facility in California generated more energy from a nuclear fusion reaction than they put in The experimental...
National Lab Unlocks Nuclear Fusion — True Breakthrough, Novelty Act, Or Both?
Historical First: Inside the National Ignition Facility, where last week 192 laser beams blasted a hydrogen fuel pellet, which emitted more energy than it took in. Lawrence Livermore National Laborato...
A Fusion Breakthrough May Be Announced Tuesday
Inside the NIF preamplifier support structure. LLNL/Daniel Jemison Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Lab are hoping to a announce a “major scientific breakthrough” Tuesday morning that wil...