Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: Big Ideas Lab Podcast Zooms in on Tiny Targets
March 11, 2026
March 11, 2026
LIVERMORE, California, March 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news:
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Big Ideas Lab podcast zooms in on tiny targets
At the end of an inertial confinement fusion (ICF) experiment at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's National Ignition Facility (NIF), the target, measuring just two centimeters, is mostly obliterated. The gold plating, the high-density carbon and months of meticulou . . .
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Big Ideas Lab podcast zooms in on tiny targets
At the end of an inertial confinement fusion (ICF) experiment at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's National Ignition Facility (NIF), the target, measuring just two centimeters, is mostly obliterated. The gold plating, the high-density carbon and months of meticulou . . .