BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Man-made star to unlock cosmic secrets

BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Man-made star to unlock cosmic secrets: "When the world's most powerful laser facility flicks the switch on its first full-scale experiments later this month, a tiny star will be born on Earth.

The National Ignition Facility (NIF) in California aims to demonstrate the feasibility of nuclear fusion, the reaction at the heart of the Sun and a potentially abundant, clean energy source for the planet"