For the first time, the Umeå researchers have demonstrated the full capabilities of their large-scale laser.
  • bassomitron@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 days ago

    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.

    • xthexder@l.sw0.comEnglish
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      3 days ago

      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.