[SunkenCiv]

Here at the National Ignition Facility in Livermore California, scientists are aiming to build the world's first sustainable fusion reactor by 'creating a miniature star on Earth'. Following a series of key experiments over the last few weeks, the £2.2 billion project has inched a little closer to its goal of igniting a workable fusion reaction by 2012.

That's the goal now. Thirty years ago the goal was also only two years away. Thanks Windflier.

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Sun in a Bottle: The Strange History of Fusion and the Science of Wishful Thinking by Charles Seife

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[TheOldLady]

Hmmm... 2012... Hmmm...