Socialist EU to build most powerful laser ever in Prague

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(PhysOrg.com) -- As part of the European Union's commitment to remaining at the forefront of technology, the European Commission (the governing body of the European Union) has laid out plans for three initial high powered lasers to be built in Eastern Europe with a fourth to come at a later date. The first superlaser in the project is to be built near Prague, with a goal of achieving exawatt class, which would make it at least a hundred times more powerful than anything that exists today.

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Such a laser could be used to develop new cancer diagnosis and treatments as well as possible ways to deal with nuclear waste. In addition, the simple existence and experimentation with such a powerful laser could expand knowledge of nanoscience and molecular biology.

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The installation will signal another milestone as well; the ELI venture will be the first big research project funded by the EU that will be located in an Eastern European country.

Slated to become operational by 2015, and located in Dolní Břežany, near Prague.

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The installation in Prague will be followed up by projects in Hungary and then Romania, with each specializing in different areas of research; all of which will culminate in the development of a fourth super-super laser in an as yet to be decided location, which is expected to have twice the power of the original three lasers (though current plans have it comprised of 10 beans) which should add up to 200 petawatts of power; the theoretical limit for lasers.

http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-04-eu-powerful-laser-prague.html

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Czech Republic is the mst capitalist/conservative member of the EU. They are a notch or two to the right of Ronny Reagan.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Czech Republic is the mst capitalist/conservative member of the EU. They are a notch or two to the right of Ronny Reagan.

Conservatives in Europe hardly make it to the right of the Democrats in the US. But then Reagan would not qualify for the GOP nomination today. He was way too liberal. Saving Social Security, raising taxes and all. So, perhaps you're right. It's just with this hard right turn that the GOP has taken since a black man broke into the White House, it's easy to forget just how liberal The Gipper really was...

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Czech Republic is the mst capitalist/conservative member of the EU. They are a notch or two to the right of Ronny Reagan.

Wow, your posts just get dumber and dumber every day.

[mawilson 2,133]

Wow, your posts just get dumber and dumber every day.

He's not wrong, you know. The economic policy reforms in Eastern European

countries are a radical departure from their "socialist" past.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Czech Republic is the mst capitalist/conservative member of the EU. They are a notch or two to the right of Ronny Reagan.

More than Switzerland? They're so far right they won't join the EU

Edited April 29, 2011 by fishdude