Tech coalition aiming to create Australian high-powered laser industry with nuclear fusion ambitions

Proponents say lasers can be used to generate energy but others say fusion power unlikely to ‘save us from climate change’

A coalition of technology companies intend to create a high-intensity laser industry in Australia, with potential applications including nuclear fusion.

It follows reports of an expected announcement from the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California that researchers have managed to get more energy out of a nuclear fusion reaction than they put in.

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(SOURCE) https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/dec/14/tech-coalition-aiming-to-create-australian-high-powered-laser-industry-with-nuclear-fusion-ambitions

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