Japanese scientists fire a 2 quadrillion-watt laser, the most powerful ever

[Dr_Evil]

Lasers. They’ve captured our imaginations for decades and were even at the center of one of Dr. Evil’s most beloved running gags in the Austin Powers movies. And now a team of researchers at Osaka University in Japan claims that they’ve fired the most powerful laser in the history of the world for the first time… and thankfully it didn’t take out any small planets with it.

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/s/japanese-scientists-fire-2-quadrillion-watt-laser-most-184952337.html

 

[Pman]

Now that has to be one of the biggest letdowns I've ever read

 

[Laser Chick]

I wonder what they use as a beam trap. Maybe a brick painted flat black

 

[ixfd64]

They should be burning stuff with it instead of doing boring fusion experiments.

 

[Pi R Squared]

I want to see someone build one that can put a visible dot on the moon, now that would be impressive.

Alan