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The US National Ignition Facility rethinks its strategy on achieving thermonuclear fusion in the lab, but fails to silence critics.


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About this articleCite this article Brumfiel, G. Laser fusion put on slow burn. Nature (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2012.12016


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Published: 11 December 2012


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