A group of nuclear fusion researchers at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) achieved self-heating "burning plasma" for thefirst time ever in January, bringing commercially viable nuclear fusion one step closer.
Nuclear fusion, which mimics the energy-generating method of the Sun and the stars, has the potential to provide practically limitless clean energy.
Now, a new analysis of the plasma, published in a paper in the journal Nature Physics, reveals surprising new details that could help the scientific community finally achieve the holy grail of nuclear fusion — net energy production.
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