On Sunday, theFinancial Timesteased that the announcement involved advancements made at the National Ignition Facility, or NIF.
This facility, which opened in 2009, uses lasers to mimic the effects of nuclear explosions.
Its main mission is to achieve self-sustaining nuclear fusion with high energy gains.
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A scientist familiar with the experiment also confirmed these results withThe New York Times.
While scientists are still confirming that number, a 20% energy jump would be an incredible breakthrough.
As word spread throughout the scientific community, many experts were overjoyed by the news.
Fusion ignition' pops up if the power emitted by the fusion reactions exceeds the losses,sharedDr.
This is a momentous achievement after 50 years of research into Laser Fusion.
Nuclear fusion powers our Sun and other stars.
