SMRTR Science & EngineeringMay 3, 2026Science Daily

This laser turns metal into a star-like plasma in trillionths of a second

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Scientists fired an ultra-intense laser at a hair-thin copper wire, vaporizing it into plasma millions of degrees hot — mimicking neutron star conditions — while tracking ionization in trillionths of a second to advance laser fusion reactor design.

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