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Europe plans laser-fusion facility

02 Sep 2005

Laser physicists in Europe have put forward plans to build a £500m facility to study a new approach to laser fusion. A panel of scientists from seven European Union countries believes that a "fast ignition" laser facility could make a significant contribution to fusion research, as well as supporting experiments in other areas of physics. The facility could be up and running by the middle of the next decade.

New route to energy
The laser would be used to compress and heat a small capsule of deuterium and tritium until the nu

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