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Fox
Joined: 04 Mar 2009
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 Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 6:46 pm Post subject: California's New Super Laser |
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As discussed briefly in this article, a laser being worked on in California may provide some interesting technological possibilities. Not much to debate here really, just may be of interest to some people here.
Here is the National Ignition Facility's web site for people interested. |
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RufusW
Joined: 14 Jun 2008
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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Ve hav invented the world's largest laser system!!!!!! Mwha ha ha!!
Scary stuff, but solving the "long-sought goal of 'energy gain'" sounds pretty useful! |
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mole
Joined: 06 Feb 2003
Location: Act III
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| Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Maybe they can sell it to pay off some of their debt to society/civilization. |
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BS.Dos.
Joined: 29 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Excellent. |
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yawarakaijin
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| Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 12:37 am Post subject: |
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An amazing breakthough. Seems like one of these "technological breakthrough" stories appear once a month. This is however an amazing achievement, I wonder if it is being hyped as much as it should be. Total energy gain from a clean source.
And just think if we able to put it on an spherical orbital platform! Dum dum dum dum da dum... dum da dum.  |
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Fox
Joined: 04 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 1:37 am Post subject: |
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| yawarakaijin wrote: |
| This is however an amazing achievement, I wonder if it is being hyped as much as it should be. Total energy gain from a clean source. |
It's really not being talked about as much as it should be, unfortunately. The reason is that most people don't care. I'm not really certain how much thought the average man puts into where his energy comes from or how those sources could be improved, but I suspect it isn't much. |
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blade
Joined: 30 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 2:11 am Post subject: |
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| Fox wrote: |
| yawarakaijin wrote: |
| This is however an amazing achievement, I wonder if it is being hyped as much as it should be. Total energy gain from a clean source. |
It's really not being talked about as much as it should be, unfortunately. The reason is that most people don't care. I'm not really certain how much thought the average man puts into where his energy comes from or how those sources could be improved, but I suspect it isn't much. |
As far as I can see the DOE has only certified NIF and it won't be until 2010 before we'll know if it will work or not. |
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Fox
Joined: 04 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 2:53 am Post subject: |
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| blade wrote: |
| Fox wrote: |
| yawarakaijin wrote: |
| This is however an amazing achievement, I wonder if it is being hyped as much as it should be. Total energy gain from a clean source. |
It's really not being talked about as much as it should be, unfortunately. The reason is that most people don't care. I'm not really certain how much thought the average man puts into where his energy comes from or how those sources could be improved, but I suspect it isn't much. |
As far as I can see the DOE has only certified NIF and it won't be until 2010 before we'll know if it will work or not. |
I don't think that makes it less interesting or worthy of attention. There is immense potential here, quite exciting. |
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Manner of Speaking
Joined: 09 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 5:45 am Post subject: |
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| If they have really taken a step closer to clean, safe fusion energy, it will definitely be something to keep an eye on, if not celebrate. This form of technology has other applications as well...it could be an effective - although extremely expensive - way of processing hazardous waste. |
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doc_ido
Joined: 03 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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| It's interesting that the article talks about the military applications of the site, when all of the other ones I've read have focused exclusively on the potential for energy generation. I think that they expect to have a working power station by about 2050, comparable to the ITER project. |
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