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Fusion hopeful hits temperature high

The world's most powerful X-ray machine scorched plasmas to more than 2 million degrees and crushed fuel capsules, two milestones toward sustainable fusion.

Further Readings:

Peterson, I. 1998. The Z machine. Science News 153(Jan. 17):46.

______. 1996. Sparking fusion. Science News 150(Oct. 19):254.

Sources:

Donald L. Cook
Sandia National Laboratories
P.O. Box 5800
Albuquerque, NM 87185-1190

From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 4, January 23, 1999, p. 63. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.

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