Neil deGrasse Tyson: We're talking about lasers and fusion. Bruno Van Baltahim is the acting director of the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Labs. Deuterium, eteridium, infused together to form a helium atom and a neutron. The runaway neutron? Where does that go? Into witness protection.
How did we achieve nuclear fusion? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice learn about thermonuclear fusion, the world’s most powerful lasers, and harnessing nuclear power with operations manager at The National Ignition Facility, Bruno Van Wonterghem.
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