As it turns out, though, the benefits of making such a switch are so great that perhaps within the next decade we can expect laser-ignition systems to become commonplace in a wide range of ...

These new results are encouraging for the indirect-drive approach to laser fusion, and especially so for predictive capability for the design of future ignition experiments. Ensuring that a beam ...

Both of these laser systems failed to achieve ignition and only got middling results, mostly due to variations in the laser beam’s irradiation. Despite a funding crunch for fusion research in ...

MOSCOW, June 22. /TASS/. Russia has tested a laser ignition system for the oxygen-hydrogen rocket engine for the first time. This work brings Russia closer to developing a reliable engine for ...

A US science institute is on the verge of achieving a longstanding goal in nuclear fusion research. The National Ignition ...

Simulations suggest that iterative technique could increase the energy output of direct-drive inertial confinement fusion ...

Physicist Tammy Ma explains how her team achieved fusion ignition, a crucial milestone powered by the world's largest laser. About Tammy Ma Plasma physicist Tammy Ma leads the Inertial Fusion ...

The National Ignition Facility uses a powerful laser to heat and compress hydrogen fuel, initiating fusion. An experiment suggests the goal of "ignition", where the energy released by fusion ...

US-based start-up Focused Energy has completed a scientific report detailing its initial high-gain target design based on ...