The National Ignition Facility: Making Star Power on Earth

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Imagine a sphere much smaller than a pea releasing enough energy to supply all of the electricity needs of the United States for a brief moment in time. How could this be possible? At the National Ignition Facility, a huge laser in Livermore, California, scientists and engineers are nearly ready to make this a reality. Edward Moses, the Project Manager at National Ignition Facility, explains how energy can be compressed to extreme power levels to potentially provide for a future of clean energy for our world.

More information about the National Ignition Facility can be found at:
https://lasers.llnl.gov/

Source: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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Standard Category: Physics
Conservation on Energy and Monemtum

Series: Science on Saturday
http://education.llnl.gov/SOS/?page=home

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