Fusion breakthrough: NIF achieves 8.6 megajoules, shattering previous record

The National Ignition Facility (NIF), based at the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, has steadily increased the amount of energy produced in its fusion experiments, according to information obtained by TechCrunch. The facility, which made headlines in 2022 for achieving the world's first net-positive fusion reaction, has...Read Entire Article

May 20, 2025 - 11:30
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Fusion breakthrough: NIF achieves 8.6 megajoules, shattering previous record

The National Ignition Facility (NIF), based at the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, has steadily increased the amount of energy produced in its fusion experiments, according to information obtained by TechCrunch. The facility, which made headlines in 2022 for achieving the world's first net-positive fusion reaction, has...

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