China is building a massive laser-ignited fusion facility in Mianyang, sparking fears of a new nuclear arms race. Analysts say the site resembles the U.S. National Ignition Facility but is 50% larger, ...

The US has long been a leader. The National Ignition Facility in California, which also uses laser-ignition technology, made a huge fusion energy breakthrough in 2022. In a world first ...

which simulates the engine ignition in the vacuum condition of space. This test was carried out on Friday in the High Altitude Test Facility at ISRO Propulsion Complex, Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu ...

by directing the laser of the National Ignition Facility (NIF) onto ultra-light metal foams. Reported in Physical Review E, the findings could now point to new ways of imaging and studying extremely ...

It should have been bigger news. When the National Ignition Facility conducted a successful fusion experiment, we got a front-row seat to what could happen if this technology is ever perfected.

a researcher at U.S.-based independent research organisation CNA Corp. It is a similar layout to the $3.5 billion U.S. National Ignition Facility (NIF) in Northern California, which in 2022 ...

The facility's design mirrors the National Ignition Facility in California. This development could advance China's nuclear arsenal and position it as a leader in global energy innovation ...

Currently the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at the US Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory if world leader in INF. The satellite image is attributed to Planet Labs, a California-based integrated ...

In 2022, the U.S. National Ignition Facility's fusion reactor briefly achieved ignition in its core using a different experimental method to EAST, relying on quick bursts of energy, but the ...