The National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California (Image: NIF/LLNL)
Tiny stars are being created by the world’s largest and most energetic lasers in the hope of tapping what could be a relatively clean energy source – nuclear fusion.
The National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California is at the forefront of efforts to harness the power of fusion. It is also being used to understand how materials behave under extreme temperatures and pressures, similar to those found inside a detonating nuclear warhead.
See gallery: Photos from inside California’s star chamber
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