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Pro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days ago

Sweden’s most powerful laser delivers record-short light pulses

www.umu.se

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Sweden’s most powerful laser delivers record-short light pulses

www.umu.se

Pro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days ago
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For the first time, the Umeå researchers have demonstrated the full capabilities of their large-scale laser.

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/35834607

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  • bassomitron@lemmy.world
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    Very cool stuff, and this snippet really blew my mind:

    At its peak it generates 100 terawatts – equivalent to five times the average power consumption of the world – although only for a few millionth of a billionth of a second.

    It’s refreshing to see news about awesome sci-fi-esque tech that is in the application phase with some really cool experiments lined up.

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      a few millionth of a billionth of a second

      What even is that… we have units in multiples of 1000 for a reason. 1 femtosecond, or 1 millionth of a nanosecond.

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    The custom-built laser system, called the Light Wave Synthesizer 100

    Man they really missed the mark with the name…you always use numbers in the thousands! Light Wave Synthesizer 3000 sound so much cooler

    • Björn Tantau@swg-empire.de
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      Maybe they didn’t expect to hit the news with this one yet.

    • Tollana1234567@lemmy.today
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      wave force laser.

      • BigAssFan@lemmy.world
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        Really cool flasgun.

        • Tollana1234567@lemmy.today
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          wave force cannon.

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    I can also expel incredible energy very quickly but it just makes me feel ashamed.

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    Still can’t play the new Lorde album though.

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