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ZEUS Laser Facility Breaks Records with 2 Petawatts Power

9/10/2025

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The ZEUS laser facility at the University of Michigan has reached 2 petawatts, nearly doubling U.S. laser peak power.
This power surpasses global electricity production by over 100 times, lasting only 25 quintillionths of a second.
ZEUS enables research in medicine, national security, materials science, and quantum physics.
The facility supports multiple beams for enhanced experimental flexibility and invites proposals from global researchers.
Funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, ZEUS aims to generate high-energy electron beams.

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The ZEUS laser facility at the University of Michigan has reached 2 petawatts, nearly doubling U.S. laser peak power.
This power surpasses global electricity production by over 100 times, lasting only 25 quintillionths of a second.
ZEUS enables research in medicine, national security, materials science, and quantum physics.
The facility supports multiple beams for enhanced experimental flexibility and invites proposals from global researchers.
Funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, ZEUS aims to generate high-energy electron beams.