nuclear fusion

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/02/12/275896094/scientists-say-their-giant-laser-has-produced-nuclear-fusion

its happening

Lasers, man.

old as fuck this is like saying 'scientists achieve internal combustion' in a car engine that runs on a more efficient type of fuel

basically, they managed to get more energy from the resulting fusion than was required to produce the hydrogen fuel but not more than how much is required to fire the laser