The Twinkle in Mother Earth's Eye: Laser Blasts Produce Promising Fusion Advances

What if you could have a miniature star powering your house, your computer, and your car? How cool would that be! Stars produce a lot of energy, and they get that energy through a process called fusion. Thanks to recent research at the National Ignition Facility (NIF), we're now one step closer to using fusion as a power source--unlocking a virtually infinite supply of clean energy. Technicians service the interior of the National Ignition Facility's spherical target chamber, where hundreds of e...