18 min listen
Fusion experiment yields new record energy
Fusion experiment yields new record energy
ratings:
Length:
5 minutes
Released:
Nov 17, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
When two atoms join together, the laws of physics tell us that a large amount of energy will be released, but the experiments performed so far by scientists to achieve nuclear fusion have always yielded a lot less energy than the inputs. This week, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, which uses an approach called 'inertial confinement fusion', announced that they achieved a huge improvement in the record energy yield from a fusion experiment. Iacopo Russo heard from Debbie Callahan, a lead researcher on the project. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Released:
Nov 17, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Covid-19 latest and the flu surge in waiting: Coronavirus variants, the latest on the vaccines and vaccine hesitancy, and why big flu outbreaks might be hot on Covid-19's heels... by Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast