Scientists announced Tuesday that they have for the first time produced more energy in a fusion reaction than was used to ignite it a major breakthrough in the decades-long quest to harness the process that powers the sun.
A giant laser facility in Livermore, Calif., says it has created net energy from nuclear fusion. It's an important breakthrough, but fusion power remains a distant dream.
Scientists announced Tuesday that they have for the first time produced more energy in a fusion reaction than was used to ignite it a major breakthrough in the decades-long quest to harness the process that powers the sun.
Scientists announce a “major breakthrough” in the search for a way to use nuclear fusion to produce energy. Researchers said that for the first time, a fusion reaction experiment produced more energy than was required to ignite it.