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A laser designed to produce nuclear fusion reactions is up and running

Socrates II — 3/27/2009 12:44:04 PM (archived)

The Worldâ€™s Biggest Laser Powers Up

Technology Review Mar. 26, 2009

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The National Ignition Facility (NIF), a laser system designed to produce nuclear fusion reactions that release more energy than used to produce them, is now up and running.

By 2010 or 2011 the NIFâ€™s 192 lasers will be able to deliver 1.8 megajoules of energy in a few billionths of a second to one 2-millimeter sphere filled with hydrogenâ€¦

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Next science/space "wow" moment--guesses? - Sawyer - 3/26/2009 7:36:11 PM
- I thought this was a wow! - Mr Fibuli - 4/5/2009 2:58:45 AM
- Bulk sized diamonds. (n/t) - Robert Clark - 3/29/2009 9:16:19 AM
  - Already Done. - David F Mayer - 3/29/2009 5:51:40 PM
    - I like the concept of Kilocarat diamonds... (n/t) - Nick Hoffman - 4/6/2009 4:24:59 AM
- re: Next science/space "wow" moment--guesses? - Marcia - 3/27/2009 11:59:08 PM
- re: Next science/space "wow" moment--guesses? - mip - 3/27/2009 8:55:20 PM
  - What's the methane going to burn with? - Adam - 3/27/2009 11:55:50 PM
    - Details, details. (n/t) - TB - 3/28/2009 2:15:31 PM
    - re: What's the methane going to burn with? - Marcia - 3/28/2009 2:31:26 AM
- I had sort of a personal wow moment recently - FrankC - 3/27/2009 5:17:18 AM
  - Honda's walking robots are coming to life... - Adam - 3/28/2009 12:00:27 AM
    - re: Honda's walking robots are coming to life... - Marcia - 3/28/2009 2:39:22 AM
- What's it gonna be Sawyer, Kate or Juliette? - phil - 3/27/2009 12:29:44 AM
  - Tough choice, but I get the feeling the women have made the decision. (n/t) - Laurie Street - 3/27/2009 2:38:48 AM
- re: Next science/space "wow" moment--guesses? - phil - 3/27/2009 12:25:03 AM
  - SETA has a hit? - Adam - 3/28/2009 12:04:02 AM
- re: Next science/space "wow" moment--guesses? - gbaikie - 3/26/2009 10:21:24 PM
  - it's probably non-baryonic - Adam - 3/28/2009 12:06:43 AM
- Habitable exoplanets... - Adam - 3/26/2009 9:59:55 PM
  - A laser designed to produce nuclear fusion reactions is up and running - Socrates II - 3/27/2009 12:44:04 PM
    - That is NOT the same as producing electric power from fusion. - David F Mayer - 4/6/2009 1:26:24 PM
    - Tritium-Deuterium fusion - Adam - 3/27/2009 11:44:37 PM

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