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Nuclear Fusion: NIF Scientists Getting Out More Energy Than They Put In

Danny Harper — Sat, 15 Feb 2014 08:38:21 +0000

The black sheep of the clean energy family, nuclear power, has dealt with a PR stigma for decades. Some of it deserved (potential destructiveness in a weaponized form) and much of it undeserved (panic over instances like Three-Mile Island, which resulted in zero deaths and no radiation problems). This has led to funding-related issues regarding research into harnessing nuclear power, with […]

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Nuclear Fusion at NIF Produces Extra Energy, For the First Time in History

Adele Hall — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 10:22:27 +0000

An experiment by the National Ignition Facility (NIF) in late September has confirmed they have gotten past the first step in harnessing the sun’s power here on earth. The obstacle they have overcome is getting more energy out of a fuel burn than what goes into it. Though they did not achieve the NIF’s standard […]

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World’s Most Powerful Nuclear Fusion Laser Array Misses the Mark

Benji Jerew — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 18:59:38 +0000

The National Ignition Facility [NIF] in California, US, is the world’s leading nuclear fusion research lab. Fusion is the stuff stars are made of, literally. Heat energy in the billions of degrees, and pressure in the billions of atmospheres, forces hydrogen atoms to fuse, releasing energy and helium, as well as sustaining further reaction. Recreating […]

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