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World's Most Powerful Laser

Posted by michael on from the she-blinded-me-with-science dept.

mattlary writes "The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reports that the University of Rochester plans on building the world's most powerful laser. The plans include upgrading the University's Omega laser with a pair of petawatt lasers. Sounds a lot like Real Genius to me."

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  1. World's most stupidest thought! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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  2. petawatt may sound good ... by kaamos · · Score: 1, Troll
    ... But can you justify using that much power (albeit in a very short burst) that could warm those without a roof over their head? Can you justify burning all that coal or making that much radioactive waste? Give me room-temperature supraconductors any day of the week, but Why The Hell would I want to know how it feels to be like on the surface of the sun .. ? o_O

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  3. Current Most Powerful by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Here is a story about the current most powerful laser, located at Cal Tech: Cal Tech Supercooled Laser Program