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Nuclear Fusion / US Scientists Achieve Net Energy Gain For Second Time

By David Dalton
7 August 2023

Experiment achieved higher energy yield than previous test in December

US Scientists Achieve Net Energy Gain For Second Time
The experiment in the National Ignition Facility produced a higher energy yield than an earlier experiment in December. Courtesy NIF.
US scientists have achieved net energy gain in a nuclear fusion reaction for the second time since a historic breakthrough in December last year in the quest to find a near-limitless, safe and clean source of energy.

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