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  • macarthur_park@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    They’ve been doing studies of what would be required for ignition for a while, but have never demonstrated ignition using the Z machine.

    If they did have ignition, there’s no way they would’ve let LLNL claim to be first and enjoy all the media attention.