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Published online 26 August 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news050822-10
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Lasers trigger cleaner fusion
Neutron-free reaction makes less radioactive waste.
Russian scientists have managed to use lasers to create a billion-degree nuclear fireball. The resulting fusion reaction is far cleaner than the kind currently being investigated to generate nuclear power.
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