Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) of the US Department of Energy in California may have made a breakthrough in nuclear fusion technology. According to anonymous information, the researchers managed to produce more energy than they consume after nuclear fusion. feat represents a leap in the production of clean energy with lower CO2 emissions

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This is the first time that scientists have successfully obtained more energy from a nuclear fusion reaction than is consumed in the manufacturing process. So far, the information provided by the Bloomberg portal has not been officially confirmed. However, the US Department of Energy has already confirmed that Jennifer GranholmUS Secretary of Energy to announce ‘major scientific breakthrough’ on Tuesday

It is not known if the government’s statement is related to the LLNL survey results, but given the timing of the publication, we can assume that it refers to the same topic. Nuclear fusion is regarded as the energy of the future due to its great energy potential. If the information disclosed is correct, the scientists’ discovery could be a big step towards clean energy production.

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According to information provided by Bloomberg, scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, used lasers to bombard hydrogen isotopes in a superheated plasma state In this way, they managed to create nuclear fusion and convert hydrogen isotopes into helium, releasing a neutron and clean energy, free of CO2.

The technology is nothing new, and many scientists have been experimenting for decades. However, until now, the process of nuclear fusion could not be considered energy efficient, which may officially change with the announcement on Tuesday (13). According to information, airthe reaction produced about 2.5 megajoules of energy and used 2.1 megajoules to power the lasers. If the values ​​are correct, then nuclear fusion can be considered economically viable for producing clean energy.

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Source: O Globo, Bloomberg.