Super Laser at the National Ignition Facility

It's the largest laser beam in the world and it's being built in the Bay Area. The National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory will shoot tremendous bursts of energy at an area the size of a pencil eraser. The goal? To create fusion ignition, a potential clean energy source for the 21st century.

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Additional Links

• Producer's Notes - Super Laser at the National Ignition Facility
• See photos of the NIF for our Super Laser stories
• The National Ignition Facility web site
• NRDC: National Ignition Facility and Science-Based Stockpile Stewardship

 

Educator Guides

• Super Laser at the NIF Educator Guide