Scientists at what was once called "Livermore RadLab," now the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, announce their work with lasers to initiate a thermonuclear reaction is showing progress. See an article in The Independent (U.K.) for details.
Physicists report they have, for the first time, gotten more energy out of the reaction than they put into it. The eventual goal is to fuse hydrogen and generate essentially limitless power, don't hold your breath.
