Fusion experiment breaks record, blasts out 10 quadrillion watts of energy

Damien Jemison, photographer at the National Ignition Facility (NIF), captured this image of the NIF laser beam lines entering a part of the target chamber. Jemison needed five exposures to capture the range of light in the dimly lit spot. He also converted the resulting image to monotone, saying “The end result is my artistic view of how I feel when standing face-to-face with the highest-energy laser in the world.” (Image credit: Damien Jemison/NIF). Article by Tom Metcalfe. Live Science – August 18, 2021.

Scientists used an unconventional method of creating nuclear fusion to yield a record-breaking burst of energy of more than 10 quadrillion watts, by firing intense beams of light from the world’s largest lasers at a tiny pellet of hydrogen. […]

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