World's Biggest Private Laser Bets on Fusion Payoff

Xcimer switched on Phoenix, the world’s largest private laser—but commercial fusion still needs a giant leap.

Key takeaways

• Laser fusion’s defining proof point came from a government megafacility; Xcimer Energy just switched on a privately owned laser built to chase that same physics.
• The fusion startup fired up its Phoenix laser system on Wednesday, which the company says is the world’s largest privately owned laser, according to TechCrunch. Th...
• Xcimer fires up Phoenix, but ignition is still the bigger test
• Xcimer is modeling its fusion strategy on the National Ignition Facility, the government laser system that in December 2022 proved a controlled fusion reaction...

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