An optics processing technician prepares a grating debris shield at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on Dec. 8, 2023. Laser beams pass through these shields on their way into the target chamber.

Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have successfully conducted an important round of successful laser experiments at the National Ignition Facility (NIF), validating key computer ...

The US National Ignition Facility is the only laboratory where a nuclear-fusion reaction has generated more energy than it consumed. Here’s how it achieved this historic milestone and sparked fresh ...

Scientists at the world’s largest nuclear-fusion facility have achieved the phenomenon known as ignition—creating a nuclear reaction that generates more energy than it consumes. Results of the ...

The headlines told the story: “Scientists Achieve Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough With Blast of 192 Lasers,” The New York Times. “U.S. announces milestone on fusion energy, sparking hopes for clean power, ...

An experiment at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL’s) National Ignition Facility (NIF) appears to have approached fusion ignition as it recreated the extreme temperatures and pressures at ...

PITTSBURGH—After decades of inertial confinement fusion research, a record yield of more than 1.3 megajoules (MJ) from fusion reactions was achieved in the laboratory for the first time during an ...

Earlier this month, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) announced to the world that they had achieved a record 1.3 MJ yield from a fusion experiment at their National Ignition Facility (NIF) ...

The NIF, which is more than 80% complete, is a 10-story building in which 192 laser beams focus on a tiny target inside a 30-ft-diameter aluminumlined chamber. So far, eight beams have been ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. US scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Lab have entered what they're calling the "age of ...