Scientists hit a diamond with biggest laser in the world: Here's why

Thursday, July 17, 2014 - 09:30 in Physics & Chemistry

Scientists are trying to determine what happens to matter when it is exposed to the immense pressures at the center of gas giant planets and stars. And to help them figure it out, they have hit a tiny sliver of a diamond with the largest laser system on Earth.

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