At a press briefing on December 13, 2022, researchers at the National Ignition Facility (NIF), California, reported a historic milestone on the road to practical fusion energy (see Research News: Gaining Ground in Nuclear Fusion): eight days earlier at 1:03 a.m. PST the team had recorded the first laser-powered fusion reaction that exceeded “scientific breakeven,” meaning it produced more energy than it consumed. Reports detailing that demonstration and the advances in technology it required have now completed peer review [1–5].
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