Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:40:03 +0200 (Reuters) - Technicians work at the Megajoule Laser project, currently under construction at the CESTA (Centre d'Etudes Scientifiques et Techniques d'Aqutaine) in Le Barb, southwestern France, July 27, 2010. Scientists will be able to simulate nuclear tests using amplified energy from 176 lasers which is directed at a target located inside the sphere, thus reproducing nuclear fusion under temperature conditions some 100 times higher than those found at the centre of the sun. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE - Tags: ENERGY SCI TECH SOCIETY)
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