Fusion Power Optimism at NIF

NIF = National Ignition Facility, and they have very recently used high power lasers to compress a Hydrogen fuel pellet enough to achieve a fusion reaction releasing more energy than the laser beams contained. According to the BBC, this was a first in the quest for power generation via nuclear fusion, which is combining light atoms, as opposed to conventional nuclear fission, which involves splitting heavy atoms, like uranium.

More on this in Class 5. Optimistic Bill