11 days ago · United States
A novel path to fusion ignition: Heat first, then add fuel
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For more than 70 years, fusion energy researchers have used a particular equation to judge whether a plasma would stay hot and dense enough—for long enough—to reach a point where it could sustain itself without any more external power added. While that equation marks the finish line, also known as…
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