Giant laser experiment powers up

[Rick]

The US has finished constructing a huge physics experiment aimed at recreating conditions at the heart of our Sun.

The US National Ignition Facility is designed to demonstrate the feasibility of nuclear fusion, a process that could offer abundant clean energy.

More: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7972865.stm

[Ian]

did anyone else look at the sums of money involved and think, is that it? is that the best we can do when were pumping trillions of dollars into banks?