lasers
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August 13, 2021
Most powerful laser in U.S. to begin operations at U-M
Said to put the United States back on the map of high-power laser facilities, the 3 petawatt ZEUS laser at U-M has been awarded $18.5 million by the National Science Foundation.
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November 11, 2019
Campus briefs
Short news items from around the university.
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September 18, 2019
Most powerful laser in the U.S. to be built at U-M
The United States is upgrading its laser capabilities with ZEUS, a new 3-petawatt system to be built at U-M. Three petawatts is 3 quadrillion watts, or a 3 followed by 15 zeros.
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November 12, 2018
Campus briefs
News from around the university.
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October 31, 2018
U-M part of $6.8M initiative to enable American laser renaissance
A effort to improve American competitiveness in high-intensity laser research has led to the establishment of LaserNetUS, a $6.8 million initiative that involves U-M — one of the field’s pioneers.
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October 22, 2018
U-M researchers update device to quickly sniff out gases
U-M researchers have refined a laser-based gas-sniffing device so it can detect poisonous gases and explosives in less than half a second.
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October 2, 2018
U-M professor emeritus shares 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics
Retired U-M professor Gérard Mourou is one of three winners of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics for “groundbreaking inventions in the field of laser physics.”
