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New Record-Breaking Laser Shot at NIF: Can it break even?

New Record-Breaking Laser Shot at NIF: Can it break even?

In February, the US’s National Ignition Facility fired off its seventh laser shot, generating a record-breaking amount of energy for a laser-ignited fusion reaction. Can laser ignited fusion ever break even? Let’s have a look at how the technology could be made more efficient.

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