NIF achieves record double fusion yield
An experimental campaign at the National Ignition Facility has achieved double the previous record neutron yield and fusion energy output.
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Moving a 400-ton magnet
Over a busy weekend in early May 1981, a method used by the ancient Egyptians to build the pyramids was used to move a massive piece of 20th century technology across the Lab grounds. On the move was the first of two immense superconducting yin-yang magnets, weighing 400 tons each, from its fabrication yard off First Street to its permanent home in the Mirror Fusion Test Facility (MFTF), Bldg. 431.
Livermore scientist named ASME fellow
Fady Najjar was named a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
A warm look at water’s structure
Livermore researchers and partners have driven water to extreme temperatures to study its behavior at extreme conditions.