This is crazy, 1023 watt laser?

[Xeross]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2552589/The-real-life-DEATH-STAR-US-researchers-developing-laser-powerful-Earths-power-stations-combined.html

 

What?! That's just simply crazy, the amount of power.

 

So researchers around the world are building this, 1023 watt laser. Personally think that this could help change the way we see the universe as well, but who knows what we'll find? This could be revolutionary... What are your thoughts?? 

[FlamingDefibs]

Probably still couldn't power an R9 290X.

[Xeross]

Probably still couldn't power an R9 290X.

... We need 3 of them!

Just another reason to make more... I love lasers....

[dizmo]

I'm more interested to see where rail gun technology goes.

[Andi]

sealed CO₂ lasers used to cut metal have up to 3kW...

[LukaP]

well this is interesting. cant wait to see what new exciting things this helps us find

[Tea1337]

I have a 3w Handheld, it can pop balloons, burn paper 50 pages thick, and, you can see the beam

[LukaP]

sealed CO₂ lasers used to cut metal have up to 3kW...

but not per square cm probably, or the article is wrong and was meant 1023kW, since yeah 1kW is kinda not special

[Xeross]

I have a 3w Handheld, it can pop balloons, burn paper 50 pages thick, and, you can see the beam

Now, times that power by 341.....

[Andi]

but not per square cm probably, or the article is wrong and was meant 1023kW, since yeah 1kW is kinda not special

but why would you need more than a small point? For research this new thing might be nice to have....but if there would be a way to make money with the kind of laser they are building there it would have been done. It's nothing special just a question of who is paying for it.

[Askew]

I think it's fairly safe to say that wearing eye protection is a waste of time if that gets pointed in your direction.

[WereCat]

This could be revolutionary in medicine. Eye surgery for example. Even blind people will be able to see its glare if you point it into their eyes.

[LukaP]

but why would you need more than a small point? For research this new thing might be nice to have....but if there would be a way to make money with the kind of laser they are building there it would have been done. It's nothing special just a question of who is paying for it.

why would it only be a viable tech if it made money? not everything has to be about immediate profit all the time... *tries to calm down and not rant about the retarded american way of looking at any new tech* (yes im aware youre german)

 

i mean this thing could help us get more insight into quantum mechanics, which in turn could lead us to faster development of machines utilising quantum effects

[RatedBlam]

sealed CO₂ lasers used to cut metal have up to 3kW...

If I read the article correctly the whole laser produces about 1 petawatt of energy, and the 1023 is just per cm^2.

A square centimetre is a pretty big area but if its used for researching the cosmos it maybe doesn't matter

[Xeross]

If I read the article correctly the whole laser produces about 1 petawatt of energy, and the 1023 is just per cm^2.

A square centimetre is a pretty big area but if its used for researching the cosmos it maybe doesn't matter

Who knows, maybe, if timed correctly, we could get more accurate pictures taken from satellites as the laser passes by planets/stellar objects? 

[Andi]

why would it only be a viable tech if it made money? not everything has to be about immediate profit all the time... *tries to calm down and not rant about the retarded american way of looking at any new tech* (yes im aware youre german)

 

i mean this thing could help us get more insight into quantum mechanics, which in turn could lead us to faster development of machines utilising quantum effects

 

Just look at the particle accelerator in Cern, they collected so much data they don't even know how to process all of it. I studied math and physics so i kinda know what they want that laser for, but there are not enough smart people on this planet to work trough all that data

[KenixKill96]

I'm more interested to see where rail gun technology goes.

Probably nowear cause needs to much power but it would be freaking awesome

[Xeross]

Probably nowear cause needs to much power but it would be freaking awesome

I, personally, have no doubt that eventually it will be possible. Hopefully 

[LukaP]

Just look at the particle accelerator in Cern, they collected so much data they don't even know how to process all of it. I studied math and physics so i kinda know what they want that laser for, but there are not enough smart people on this planet to work trough all that data

That's why ik saying longterm... Its only really enough if one person randomly finds a string of data whilst doing a completely different thing, to change the world

[dizmo]

Probably nowear cause needs to much power but it would be freaking awesome

 

They just completed trials where they successfully fired 8 shells at tactical power levels without the gun self destructing. So they're well on their way

I think they're slated for installation in ships by 2020.

 

[Andi]

If I read the article correctly the whole laser produces about 1 petawatt of energy, and the 1023 is just per cm^2.

A square centimetre is a pretty big area but if its used for researching the cosmos it maybe doesn't matter

yes but 1000W per cm² vs 3000W per mm² It's really not that powerfull. They are building a very big low power laser, that in turn needs a lot of power because of the frequency they want to use and the really big diameter for a laser...but this article is really missleading.

[KenixKill96]

They just completed trials where they successfully fired 8 shells at tactical power levels without the gun self destructing. So they're well on their way

I think they're slated for installation in ships by 2020.

whaaaat Really     

So amazing i dint knew anything about that...

[RatedBlam]

yes but 1000W per cm² vs 3000W per mm² It's really not that powerfull. They are building a very big low power laser, that in turn needs a lot of power because of the frequency they want to use and the really big diameter for a laser...but this article is really missleading.

Yes it is in no way comparative cutting lasers, it just seemed to me that people(not you) read that 1kw is the power of the laser. Now that I think about quoting you was not necessary

[dizmo]

whaaaat Really     

So amazing i dint knew anything about that...

There's lots of interesting stuff if you look around.

For example China has ballistic missiles that can strike aircraft carriers docked on the Eastern seaboard of the United States.

 

Railguns are nuts though.

[Rheinwasser]

This could be revolutionary in medicine. Eye surgery for example. Even blind people will be able to see its glare if you point it into their eyes.

not funny.