Luminaries gathered today at a lab in Livermore, California to toast the opening of the National Ignition Facility, a massive physics experiment aiming to recreate the reaction that takes place in the hearts of stars: nuclear fusion.
At the National Ignition Facilty, Let the Nuclear Fusion Begin! Hopefully.
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