![The ion accelerator at the Laboratory for Experimental Nuclear Astrophysics.](https://physics.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/218/2015/06/ion-accelerator-large.jpg)
Research conducted by the Laboratory for Experimental Nuclear Astrophysics (LENA) has been given a spotlight at the US Department of Energy website. UNC Physics and Astronomy Professors Christian Iliadis and Art Champagne are collaborators in experiments which measure thermonuclear fusion of hydrogen with a rare oxygen isotope. Read more about the research and the science behind it in the full article.