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Ultra-Powerful Laser To Be Built In Romania

Posted by timothy on Thursday September 20, 2012 @01:10AM from the no-mr-bond-I-expect-you-to-fry dept.

cripkd writes "The 3rd pillar from the ELI program was given the go ahead Tuesday: 'In Romania, Magurele, the ELI pillar will focus on laser-based nuclear physics. For this purpose, an intense gamma-ray source is foreseen by coupling a high-energy particle accelerator to a high-power laser.' Here are some specs and details about why this is not your regular key-chain laser."

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Now all they need... by GigG · 2012-09-20 01:24 · Score: 5, Funny

Now all they need is a really big shark.

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What's the point... by FSWKU · 2012-09-20 01:25 · Score: 1, Funny

What's the point if we can't put one of these on a fricken shark? I mean, seriously. Is that too much to ask?

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Re:We all know what's coming. by Chrisq · 2012-09-20 01:29 · Score: 3, Funny

This is a clear step towards Dracula's moon laser.
http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/11p16/
The main problem with this is that it will inevitably lead to a Vampire vs Werewolf arms race.
Re:We all know what's coming. by rubycodez · 2012-09-20 03:10 · Score: 3, Funny

the Romanians should well know only UV lasers can harm the sons and daughters of Vlad, Count of Draco; and only silver ion particle beams harm the lycanthrope