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The U.S. Set A World Record With Its Most Powerful Laser Ever, Zeus, A 2 PW Laser—100× Brighter Than Global Power Use—Funded By NSF ($16m). It Doubles Hercules’ Power (300 TW), Fires Pulses Lasting 25 Quintillionths Of A Second, & Will Soon Hit 3 PW, Advancing Quantum, Plasma, & Cosmic Research. The UK’s Vulcan 20-20 Aims To Surpass All.

ZEUS: US facility fires world’s most powerful laser at 2 petawatts

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/us-fires-worlds-most-powerful-laser-ever

The breakthrough laser facility has set a new U.S. record by achieving two quadrillion watts of peak power, almost doubling that of its closest competitors.