Anybody know what "Inertial Confinement Fusion" is in the referenced article?
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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