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About Fusion I was reading my Popular Mechanics just the other day, and I read that a us laboratory is going to construct the world's most powerful laser in order to create momentary nuclear fusion. I would like to know a little more about fusion. My only background is David Macauley's wonderful book, The Way Things Work. I know it involves deuterium and tritium, and that the new laser will produce 10 times more energy than is given off. I think that's amazing, but I don't have much to compare it to. Please give me the basics on fusion and any additional info on the lab.
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