http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20090409/scientists-working-on-death-star-laser-but-for-energy-not-blowing-up-aldaran/ Playing with cool gadgets in the ongoing search for the Coolest Gadget Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:59:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20090409/scientists-working-on-death-star-laser-but-for-energy-not-blowing-up-aldaran/comment-page-1/#comment-367713 James Makepeace Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:26:12 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/?p=23890#comment-367713 IT may sound like Spideman 2, but the NIF experiment and the HiPER project are real. Best pay attention to this stuff if you really are interested in mankind having any kind of long-term future on this planet. NIF is about to start the run of experimental laser shots, and as soon as they score a fusion burn with energy gain, HiPER should be ready to enter ther arena. IT may sound like Spideman 2, but the NIF experiment and the HiPER project are real. Best pay attention to this stuff if you really are interested in mankind having any kind of long-term future on this planet. NIF is about to start the run of experimental laser shots, and as soon as they score a fusion burn with energy gain, HiPER should be ready to enter ther arena.

]]> http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20090409/scientists-working-on-death-star-laser-but-for-energy-not-blowing-up-aldaran/comment-page-1/#comment-367645 Weekend Gadget Gallery » Coolest Gadgets Sat, 11 Apr 2009 14:19:18 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/?p=23890#comment-367645 [...] Scientists working on Death Star laser … but for energy, not blowing up Aldaran [...] [...] Scientists working on Death Star laser … but for energy, not blowing up Aldaran [...]

]]> http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20090409/scientists-working-on-death-star-laser-but-for-energy-not-blowing-up-aldaran/comment-page-1/#comment-367535 Mike Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:33:10 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/?p=23890#comment-367535 It always starts out as "for good not evil" doesn't it? Thats probably how the empire sold the taxpayers on it too. =D It always starts out as “for good not evil” doesn’t it? Thats probably how the empire sold the taxpayers on it too. =D

]]> http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20090409/scientists-working-on-death-star-laser-but-for-energy-not-blowing-up-aldaran/comment-page-1/#comment-367533 James Makepeace Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:55:19 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/?p=23890#comment-367533 Google "HiPER Laser" and watch their movie for the next fascinating step beyond NIF's proof of principle for laser fusion. Google “HiPER Laser” and watch their movie for the next fascinating step beyond NIF’s proof of principle for laser fusion.

]]> http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20090409/scientists-working-on-death-star-laser-but-for-energy-not-blowing-up-aldaran/comment-page-1/#comment-367509 Richard Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:21:08 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/?p=23890#comment-367509 Sounding more like Spiderman 2 now instead of Star Wars Sounding more like Spiderman 2 now instead of Star Wars

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