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токамак

NIF!
« on: 29 May, 2009, 02:13:42 pm »
In pictures: California's National Ignition Facility fires up | Environment | guardian.co.uk

It ain't a tokamak, and I don't believe it's the leading contender for sustained fusion power*, but it is damn impressive.

National Ignition Facility  

*the tokamak is ;)
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Thor

  • Super-sonnicus idioticus
Re: NIF!
« Reply #1 on: 29 May, 2009, 02:20:51 pm »
That optical crystal is some kinda rock  :thumbsup:
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Tom M

Re: NIF!
« Reply #2 on: 29 May, 2009, 02:21:28 pm »
Saw that too and thought it looked pretty damn cool too. Huge frikkin lazers!
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mattc

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Re: NIF!
« Reply #3 on: 29 May, 2009, 03:00:15 pm »
"... artist's rendering ... "

 the most disappointing phrase in journalism?
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andygates

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Re: NIF!
« Reply #4 on: 29 May, 2009, 04:57:44 pm »
That's real big science!   :thumbsup:

And a reporter's award to the guy who photoshopped three football fields on the roof of the Hall Of Lasers.
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