UK fusion startup breaks pressure record using giant ‘gun’ machine

First Light Fusion achieved the highest pressure ever recorded using a machine that electromagnetically launches projectiles at superspeed.

March 8, 2024 · 1 min · 58 words · Diana Kelly

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Beating the Z Machines pressure record proves that the target known as an amplifier does its job.

First Light has been awarded three of those.

We look forward to breaking the pressure record again later this year, Hawker said.

UK fusion startup breaks pressure record using giant ‘gun’ machine

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Sion is a freelance science and technology reporter, specialising in climate and energy.

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