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Recreating extreme celestial events in a lab? No problem.

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Tests show these magnets are ready for fusion

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Temkin Honored with IEEE Pierce Award

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Professor Nuno Loureiro appointed director of PSFC

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Student-designed "Altator" achieves first plasma

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Intro to fusion, MIT

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Intro to fusion

Could fusion, the process that fuels the sun and stars, be a source of plentiful, clean, carbon-free energy on earth?

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Inertial Fusion Energy: Ignition, Next Steps in S&T, and an Integrated National Plan

December 6

Tammy Ma
Lawrence Livermore National Lab

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