Tuesday, May 11, 2021

A Laser with an Intensity of 10 to the 23rd Watts Per Square Centimeter

Imagine a laser beam with "the combined power of  all of the sunlight across the entire planet, but pressed together into roughly the size of a speck of dust or a single red blood cell." That's what a Korean research team has been able to create after ten years of toiling. This mind-blowing power could potentially be used to study cosmic rays or help treat cancer.  Check out all the details in this article from vice.com. 

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