Shanghai lab pushes limits of laser power
By Zhou Wenting in Shanghai | China Daily | Updated: 2016-09-09 08:39
Method used to modify atoms promises new materials for wide array of products
The greatest peak-power laser pulse ever measured was recorded in a Shanghai lab in August, as Chinese scientists move closer to transforming the internal structure of atoms by using concentrated energy to cut them up.
Structural transformations promise to bring about the invention of new materials in areas such as aviation, aerospace, high-speed rail, cancer treatment, smartphones and dark matter.
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