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Inertial confinement fusion

physical science Maturity 11-13

Scientists use lasers to make power.

Fusion target implosion on NOVA laser.jpg
Fusion target implosion on NOVA laser.jpg
They hit a tiny pellet with light. This makes the pellet very hot. It gets squeezed tight. This can make a lot of energy. It is like a tiny sun! Can you imagine a tiny sun in a lab?
Fusion microcapsule.jpg
Fusion microcapsule.jpg

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Hohlraum irradiation on NOVA laser.jpg
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Nif hohlraum.jpg
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1995 Nova Laser Implosion of DT hohlraum...
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Fusion microcapsule.jpg
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