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Scientists have achieved the first ever energy-positive fusion reaction! So what does that mean?
Scientists have achieved the first ever energy-positive fusion reaction! So what does that mean?,“Last week at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, scientists at the National Ignition Facility achieved fusion ignition. That is creating more energy from fusion reactions than the energy used to start the process. It’s the first time it has been done in a laboratory, anywhere in the world. Simply put, this is one of the most impressive scientific feats of the 21st century. Or, as the president might say…”

Scientists have achieved the first ever energy-positive fusion reaction! So what does that mean?

“Last week at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, scientists at the National Ignition Facility achieved fusion ignition. That is creating more energy from fusion reactions than the energy used to start the process. It’s the first time it has been done in a laboratory, anywhere in the world. Simply put, this is one of the most impressive scientific feats of the 21st century. Or, as the president might say…”