Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: Big Ideas Lab Takes Measure of NIF Diagnostics
August 19, 2026
August 19, 2026
LIVERMORE, California, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news:
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The Big Ideas Lab takes measure of NIF diagnostics
How do you measure what can't be seen? In the medical field, this is routine. Thermometers check temperatures and X-rays can show broken bones.
But what if you are trying to measure something hotter than the center of the sun that vanishes in 100 trilliont . . .
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The Big Ideas Lab takes measure of NIF diagnostics
How do you measure what can't be seen? In the medical field, this is routine. Thermometers check temperatures and X-rays can show broken bones.
But what if you are trying to measure something hotter than the center of the sun that vanishes in 100 trilliont . . .