It's like pre-chamber ignition, but even better. It's not clear if this new laser ignition system works in conjunction with a traditional spark plug setup, which could make sense: fire the plug ...

As it turns out, though, the benefits of making such a switch are so great that perhaps within the next decade we can expect laser-ignition systems to become commonplace in a wide range of ...

a team of researchers at the USA’s National Ignition Facility (NIF) announced that they had exceeded ‘scientific breakeven’ with their laser-based inertial confinement fusion (ICF) system.

MOSCOW, June 22. /TASS/. Russia has tested a laser ignition system for the oxygen-hydrogen rocket engine for the first time. This work brings Russia closer to developing a reliable engine for ...

Typically, deflagration is studied at relatively low pressures. But by using laser ignition in a diamond anvil cell, the team was able to acquire data at high pressures that are comparable to the ...