To make further advances, scientists are, however, focusing on another NIF milestone achieved in February of 2021 – burning plasma for the first time. In NIF’s approach to harnessing fusion ...

Laser-produced plasmas have been used to create short bursts of x-rays and to accelerate particles — so-called plasma-based accelerators. Laser produced plasmas are also useful for recreating ...

a rocket launched two containers of barium thermite into the ionosphere. The containers exploded at altitudes of 400 kilometers and 300 kilometers above Earth, respectively. The plasma clouds ...