Mar 31

After more than a decade of work and $3.5 billion, engineers have completed the world’s most powerful laser, capable of simulating the energy force of a hydrogen bomb and the sun itself.

The federal Energy Department will announce Tuesday that it has officially certified the National Ignition Facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, clearing the way for a series of experiments over the next year that eventually is hoped will mimic the heat and pressure found at the center of the sun.

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Mar 22

Pilots landing at Seattle-Tacoma airport report lasers.

  • 12 jets targeted during 20-minute period in Washington state
  • There have been 148 such incidents across the country this year
  • It is a federal crime to point lasers at aircraft
  • Lights might temporarily blind pilots or hinder their night vision

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/23/washington.plane.lasers/index.html

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