The National Ignition Facility is a laser production center that was studying extremely high-powered x-mer lasers. In igniting plasma, it's basically a plasma that heats itself up higher and higher. When we think of ignition, we think of turning on our car. And in the comments read of our just little 10-minute update, a bunch of questions we want to bring into this much more full and fleshed out program.
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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