<p>The National Ignition Facility poured the heart and soul of the first few years of their work into achieving ignition - a plasma that would heat itself by thermonuclear reactions by as much as it was heated externally.  Ultimately, it was close, but no cigar.  www.physicspodcast.com  @physicspod</p>

The National Ignition Facility poured the heart and soul of the first few years of their work into achieving ignition - a plasma that would heat itself by thermonuclear reactions by as much as it was heated externally. Ultimately, it was close, but no cigar. www.physicspodcast.com @physicspod

Nuclear Fusion XXII: The National Almost-Ignition Facility

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Nuclear Fusion XXII: The National Almost-Ignition Facility

Nuclear Fusion XXII: The National Almost-Ignition Facility