Comments on: Solid State Lasers Within Sight

By: The Uncooperative Blogger

The Uncooperative Blogger — Sat, 23 Apr 2005 21:28:10 +0000

Track back is broken. I wanted to let you know I used thee post on my blog.

By: The Uncooperative Blogger

The Uncooperative Blogger — Sat, 23 Apr 2005 21:23:58 +0000

From an article on CBS and a story published on Outside The Beltway

After 40 years of work, the Pentagon may have a solid-state laser in its arsenal within a decade, reports the Oakland Tribune.

Compared to the chemical lasers now in use by Amer...

By: Kent

Kent — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:25:41 +0000

Of course. Lawrence Livermore is a national laboratory, so we all own a part of it.

By: lt bell

lt bell — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 15:27:20 +0000

wonder if little dicky cheny owns a part of this as well

By: Alan Kellogg

Alan Kellogg — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 06:36:38 +0000

Solid state lasers? We've had solid state ... oh, they mean large solid state lasers. In case you hadn't heard folks, that laser that reads your cds/dvds? Solid state. It's also teeny. So they've been around for awhile. Now it appears we're going to see big solid state lasers. Looks like they've worked out a few problems with scaling hem up. Science and technology journalism, behind the curve from the start.

By: Ol' BC

Ol' BC — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 02:52:43 +0000

The size of a commercial jetliner? Computers used to occupy full rooms. It won't be long.

By: On The Third Hand

On The Third Hand — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 00:47:57 +0000

Cool.
Solid State Lasers Within Sight