"Over the past few years, the #NationalIgnitionFacility has passed some key milestones, including ignition of #fusion and creating what's termed a #BurningPlasma.

But unexpectedly it appears that burning plasmas behaves differently from those that have experienced ignition. And there's no obvious explanation for the difference."

Laser-driven fusion’s internal energies not matching up with predictions | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/11/laser-driven-fusions-internal-energies-not-matching-up-with-predictions/?utm_source=twitter&utm_social-type=owned&utm_brand=ars&utm_medium=social