Japanese scientists fire the worlds most powerful laser
A team of researchers from Osaka University recently fired the most powerful laser on the planet: a 2 petawatt pulse, that s 2 quadrillion watts, albeit for just one trillionth of a second. It s called the LFEX (Laser for Fast Ignition Experiments) and it measures more than 300 feet in length. Interestingly, while the LFEX boasts immense power, it doesn t actually require that much energy to operate. If you remember your high school physics class, power (aka watts) is energy over time. And since the Osaka
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