Wednesday 9 October 2013

Nuclear fusion milestone passed at US lab


Scientists used 192 beams from the world’s most powerful laser and shoot them at a small pellet of hydrogen fuel until it reached the point where nuclear fusion takes place (about 3.3. million Kelvin). This was the first time that the energy produced through a fusion reaction exceeded the amount of energy absorbed, which means researchers are one step closer to achieving self-sustaining nuclear fusion.

Read more: http://bbc.in/16watHP via BBC News

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