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Scientists successfully replicate historic nuclear fusion breakthrough three times (www.cnn.com)
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[–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

I thought the Z machine at Sandia produced more than it consumed? That was like 20 years ago

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Nah, the Z machine never achieved ignition. That doesn’t mean it’s not a really cool facility though!

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Hmm, I thought they were running fast ignition since like 2005?

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    They’ve been doing studies of what would be required for ignition for a while, but have never demonstrated ignition using the Z machine.

    If they did have ignition, there’s no way they would’ve let LLNL claim to be first and enjoy all the media attention.

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