Laser Glass

Schott is supplying glass for the world's largest and most powerful laser. The NIF project is set to make a contribution to energy supply in the next millenium. Without the sun life on earth would not be possible. The tremendous pressures and temperatures in its core result in the fusion of light atomic nuclei with heavier ones, thus releasing energy. Why not, therefore, follow the sun's example and produce power the same way? This is one of the objectives of the National Ignition Facility (NIF), which will house the world's biggest laser. The plant is currently under construction at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), one of America's large-scale research establishments in California.