激光点火技术突破以及众多的初创企业,让核聚变前景更加光明

Mitch Leslie

工程(英文) ›› 2025, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (2) : 9-11.

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工程(英文) ›› 2025, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (2) : 9-11. DOI: 10.1016/j.eng.2024.12.002
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Mitch Leslie. 激光点火技术突破以及众多的初创企业,让核聚变前景更加光明. Engineering. 2025, 45(2): 9-11 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eng.2024.12.002

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