Technical supplement to Episode 9. #2

What does it take to hold a star for a fraction of a second?

Inertial confinement, target gain versus wall-plug reality, and engineering wall that still separates ignition from a power plant.

#NuclearEngineering #InertialConfinementFusion #FusionEnergy #LLNL

We are truly honored to receive 2026 Director’s Science and Technology Award for MFEM at LLNL 🎉

Working with this wonderful team has been an absolute highlight of my career 🙏

Thank you to all developers, collaborators and application teams that helped make MFEM what it is today! 🚀

#TeamMFEM #LLNL