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67-Kilowatt Laser Unveiled
s31523 writes "Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California has announced they have working in the lab a Solid State Heat Capacity Laser that averages 67 kW. It is being developed for the military. The chief scientist Dr. Yamamoto is quoted: 'I know of no other solid state laser that has achieved 67 kW of average output power.' Although many lasers have peaked at higher capacities, getting the average sustained power to remain high is the tricky part. The article says that hitting the 100-kW level, at which point it would become interesting as a battlefield weapon, could be less than a year away."
1.21 Gigawatts!
Task Mangler
Then come be a nonconformist with me by wearing all the same clothes and listening to the same music I do!
ResidntGeek
You bring the sorrow, I'll bring the razors.
Be even more original and tag is 'lasers'. No one will every find it then.
As another poster noted, this is dead on correct. And why did Bush direct the US government to protect Bin Laden's family? Because the Bushes and the Bin Ladens have been business partners for years.
... and the next time we get a story on it, make sure to tag it ohgodsomeonewilltagthisohgodsomeonewilltagthisshar ks.
[Apologies for the interpolated space; it is a `feature' of Slashdot.]
originality is "won'tsomeonepleasepleasethinkofthesharks"
every day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
growing?
(1.21 gigawatts) / (88 miles per hour) = 30 757 874 newtons
...that's what she said
Unless they're looking for articles on sharks
That's pretty clever. What's it from?