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Nuclear-fusion lab achieves ‘ignition’: what does it mean?

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Researchers at the US National Ignition Facility created a reaction that made more energy than they put in.

NEWS EXPLAINER 13 December 2022 Researchers at the US National Ignition Facility created a reaction that made more energy than they put in. By Jeff Tollefson & Elizabeth Gibney Jeff Tollefson Elizabeth Gibney The US National Ignition Facility has reported that it has achieved the phenomenon of ignition. Credit: Jason Laurea/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Scientists at the world’s largest nuclear-fusion facility have for the first time achieved the phenomenon known as ignition — creating a nuclear reaction that generates more energy than it consumes. News of the breakthrough…

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