Japanese scientists fire the world’s most powerful laser

A team of researchers from Osaka University recently fired the most powerful laser on the planet: a 2 petawatt pulse, that’s 2 quadrillion watts, albeit for just one trillionth of a second. It’s called the LFEX (Laser for Fast Ignition Experiments) and it measures more than 300 feet in length. Interestingly, while the LFEX boasts immense power, it doesn’t actually require that much energy to operate. If you remember your high school physics class, power (aka watts) is energy over time. And since the Osaka