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Fusion's Break-Even Moment Is Real. It's Not Power Yet
In December 2022 the National Ignition Facility turned 2.05 MJ of laser energy into 3.15 MJ of fusion, a real breakeven. That is science, not a power plant yet.
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NASA Curiosity Rover Finds Honeycomb Landscape on Mars
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The Pentagon's $397M Bet on a Rocket Lab That Hasn't Flown Yet
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This Is Why You Feel Cold After Eating Sugar
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Hundreds of Geoglyphs Discovered Beneath the Amazon Canopy
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