What would you do if you owned the world's most powerful laser? The US government is hoping to use it to achieve the ignition of thermonuclear fusion in the lab for the first time. Nature Photonics spoke to Edward Moses of the National Ignition Facility to find out more.
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A new age for science?. Nature Photon 2, 3–5 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2007.256
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