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Harnessing Fusion: Creating a Sun on Earth

Harnessing Fusion: Creating a Sun on Earth

FromPhysics (Video)


Harnessing Fusion: Creating a Sun on Earth

FromPhysics (Video)

ratings:
Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Dec 19, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The National Ignition Facility (NIF) at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is the world's largest and most powerful laser system. Experimental physicist Tammy Ma explores how and why scientists and engineers are working hard to demonstrate sustainable fusion burn - the same reaction that occurs in the sun - to one day harness as a source of limitless, clean energy. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 31523]
Released:
Dec 19, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (35)

Guest speakers, researchers and University of California faculty explore physics to better understand and predict the world around us.