World’s most powerful laser is 2,000 trillion watts – but what’s it for?

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World’s most powerful laser is 2,000 trillion watts – but what’s it for?

The most powerful laser beam ever created has been recently fired at Osaka University in Japan, where the Laser for Fast Ignition Experiments (LFEX) has been boosted to produce a beam with a peak power of 2,000 trillion watts – two petawatts – for an incredibly short duration, approximately a trillionth of a second or one picosecond.

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Hey, I've got an idea...

...let's overload our electricity grid totally!

 

[koeksGHT]

Hey, I've got an idea...

...let's overload our electricity grid totally!

Uses less than a microwave apparently.

So, yes, lets overload our grid

 

[Sonic2k]

Let's use it to remove Nkandla off the map so that it is no longer such a hot potato

 

[Vaughan]

Well traditionally people use lasers to shine them on the floor for pets to chase. This laser provides the ultimate pet playing experience! While conventional lasers can be hard to see in high light conditions causing your pet to momentarily lose sight, this new laser shall remain visible to your dog or cat at all times!
My dogs prefer chasing the evil red light so I hope it comes in red!

 

[Petec]

The sharks must be so excited. Sweet revenge at last!

 

[Space_Chief]

3D holographic Sailor Moon in the sky with such a laser.

 

[Compton_effect]

Science! I love it.

 

[Swa]

Clearly Eskom wasn't involved.