Fusion experiment that took place in N California breaks record

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Scientists used an unconventional method of creating nuclear fusion to yield a record-breaking burst of energy of more than 10 quadrillion watts, by firing intense beams of light from the world's largest lasers at a tiny pellet of hydrogen.

Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Northern California said they had focused 192 giant lasers at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) onto a pea-size pellet, resulting in the release of 1.3 megajoules of energy in 100 trillionths of a second — roughly 10% of the energy of the sunlight that hits Earth every moment, and about 70% of the energy that the pellet had absorbed from the lasers. The scientists hope one day to reach the break-even or "ignition" point of the pellet, where it gives off 100% or more energy than it absorbs. 

The energy yield is significantly larger than the scientists expected and much greater than the previous record of 170 kilojoules they set in February.

Modern nuclear power plants use nuclear fission, which generates energy by splitting the heavy nuclei of elements like uranium and plutonium into lighter nuclei. But stars can generate even more energy from nuclear fusion, a process of smashing together lighter nuclei to make heavier elements.

Source - https://www.livescience.com/fusion-experiment-record-breaking-energy.html

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Fuse ha

[Nano 3,744]

come through fusion! we love to see it 

[CannaeDrive 3,412]

Controlled fusion, can we get it faster please? 

[Ronk 14,930]

13 minutes ago, CannaeDrive said:

Controlled fusion, can we get it faster please? 

Right on, Trane.  We need this.

[Ivy Andy 0]

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