…“The calculation results show enhancements of fusion yields by orders of magnitude with currently available intense low-frequency laser fields,” highlighted the study.

For a collision energy of 1 keV—a level where fusion is normally almost impossible—the application of a 1.55 eV low-frequency laser can transform the reaction rate.

At 10^20 W/cm² intensity, the fusion probability increases by three orders of magnitude, while increasing the intensity to 5×10^21 W/cm² boosts the efficiency by a staggering nine orders of magnitude.

This dramatic increase effectively makes fusion at 1 keV (relatively low temperature) as probable as fusion at 10 keV without laser assistance…

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        How much did that cost? I would just be afraid of them making it worse with a mistake, but I knew a girl that said it was the best decision she ever made.

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          I think…$5,500 in 2005? Probably not relevant to today’s prices. I would imagine the equipment has made things a bit safer and easier, which would probably … Well I’m sure it wouldn’t drop the price because who ever does that? But it probably kept it from rising too much.

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      If it’s merely legal blindness and not total blindness, they can still make it better.

      That’s just how cool they are. Gotta specify the type of blindness, even.

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      Oh there are lasers big enough to cure everything. Well, the person doesn’t worry about the disease and you can’t get it. Yes the person does disintegrate in the process but they are working on it. No wait, they’re done working on it. Anyway, anyone else needs curing? No? Its a laser miracle!

      Anyway seriously, lasers are dangerous if the person using them does not known what they’re doing. If that’s you, stop.

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        Mark rober has a laser versus lightning video, they test burning through stuff with a powerful laser and tesla coil or whatever.

        It is cool, too bad eye protection costs so much, as much as the laser itself I hear.