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Aug 8, 2023

US scientists repeat fusion ignition breakthrough for 2nd time

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Aug 6 (Reuters) — U.S. scientists have achieved net energy gain in a fusion reaction for the second time since December, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory said on Sunday.

Scientists at the California-based lab repeated the fusion ignition breakthrough in an experiment in the National Ignition Facility (NIF) on July 30 that produced a higher energy yield than in December, a Lawrence Livermore spokesperson said.

Final results are still being analyzed, the spokesperson added.

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  1. 3.15 to 2.05 implies 50% gain for target material fusion. Q: experiments to be carried on other materials to check how energy gains vary across the periodic table elements spectrum. More importantly, whether other material fusions follow same pattern of being exothermique to release green energy, not endothermique to steal steal green energy after laser beaming.