# #Mon Aug 09 11:52:47 CEST 2010 BranchingPoint__vljnQKObEd-WfYQ0GneCwQ_title=Energy and Structure Research

BranchingPoint__vljnQKObEd-WfYQ0GneCwQ_footer=Illustration\: Laurent Taudin BranchingPoint__vljnQKObEd-WfYQ0GneCwQ_subTitle=Energy production from nuclear fusion is one of the key technologies of the 20th century. Solar energy and nuclear fusion technologies could get the start of it during the 21st century.

The electron microscope and the laser are basic tools for understanding the microworld. Here the X-ray laser ushers in essential progress.