Tag: NIF
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Inertial confinement and the alternative-concept boom — NIF’s ignition record (target gain 4.13, 2025) is real, but NIF is a weapons-physics facility (negative wall-plug, 2–3 shots/day), not a power path, and the private alternatives each carry an unproven core
Evidence-first notes on bioscience and deep tech, at the edge of the lab and the market. Information only — not investment advice. All temperatures, pressures, gains and timelines are attributed to the sponsoring laboratory or company; many are company announcements or trade-press reports rather than peer-reviewed data (noted inline). A “target gain” (a plasma-side ratio)…
Uthando Nethemba 