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1. Melatonic ◴[] No.42188188[source]
Anybody know what "Inertial Confinement Fusion" is in the referenced article?
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2. JumpCrisscross ◴[] No.42188210[source]
> what "Inertial Confinement Fusion" is

The experimental fusion approach used by the NIF [1][2].

It's conveniently simultaneously an approach to fusion power, a way to study fusion plasmas and a tiny nuclear explosion.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inertial_confinement_fusion

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Ignition_Facility