"America's Most Powerful Laser Obliterates All Records": University of Michigan's ZEUS Facility Unleashes 2-Petawatt Death Beam That Simulates Zettawatt-Scale Destruction

Illustration of the titanium-sapphire crystal that helps transfer power into ZEUS's laser pulses at the University of Michigan.

“America’s Most Powerful Laser Obliterates All Records”: University of Michigan’s ZEUS Facility Unleashes 2-Petawatt Death Beam That Simulates Zettawatt-Scale Destruction