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ZEUS is now the country’s most powerful laser at 2 petawatts of power

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The University of Michigan’s ZEUS laser produced 2 quadrillion watts of power during its first experiment.

The laser pulses last just 25 quintillionths of a second long and will be used for experiments in medicine, quantum physics , and materials science.

The most powerful laser in the US was built by the US National Science Foundation and cost $16 million .

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