Big laser, bigger implications

Published: 3 June 2009 y., Wednesday

It's home to the world's largest laser - and scientists hope it will change the way the world produces energy. The National Ignition Facility - near San Francisco, California - will combine the power of its 192 lasers to create temperatures and pressure that equal the sun.

Šaltinis: Reuters
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