Unfruitful fusion

* Pricey science project based in California since 1993 faces a frugal, uncertain Congress

By William J. Broad • New York Times News Service / The Bulletin
October 7, 2012

For more than 50 years, physicists have been eager to achieve controlled fusion, an elusive goal that could potentially offer a boundless and inexpensive source of energy.

To do so, U.S. scientists have built a giant laser, now the size of a football stadium, that takes target practice on specks....

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