
TechnologyAugust 1, 1998
Fusion and the Z Pinch
A device called the Z machine has led to a new way of triggering controlled fusion with intense nanosecond bursts of x-rays

Fusion and the Z Pinch
A device called the Z machine has led to a new way of triggering controlled fusion with intense nanosecond bursts of x-rays

Fusion Power with Particle Beams
In one approach to controlled fusion a pellet of fuel is imploded by an external energy source. Supplying the energy with intense beams of particles is being explored in the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.