Powerful, New Chinese Laser May "Rip Apart Empty Space"

There is an International race going on to develop the most powerful laser on Earth. At the moment the Chinese are leading, with their Superintense Ultra fast Laser Facility, capable of generating 5 PW or Petawatts of power in a pulse that exists for less than a trillionth of a second.

Now they are developing their Station of Extreme Light (SEL), which they expect to generate up to 100 PW. As they focus the beam into such a tiny space, only 3 microns wide, it will generate enormous amounts of heat, possibly hot enough to enable nuclear fusion.

When focused in a vacuum, this beam could literally rip apart space at the subatomic level, according to Quantum Theory. It seems empty space isn't empty at all. Sub-atomic matter and anti-matter particles pop into existence, then instantaneously annihilate each.

Scientists hope these powerful lasers will teach them more about the physical universe, and apply this ever more powerful technology to new uses.

Read more here:http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018...-so-powerful-they-could-rip-apart-empty-space

 

I understand the Chinese are also developing laser weapons, including a satellite killer.

And according to the article the US is falling fall behind in this Laser Race.
That's due to the under-funding of science in the US.

"When focused in a vacuum, this beam could literally rip apart space at the subatomic level, according to Quantum Theory. It seems empty space isn't empty at all. Sub-atomic matter and anti-matter particles pop into existence, then instantaneously annihilate each."

So instead of annihilating each other, the particles are blasted apart by the laser...!

I just read another article about "particle consciousness" that could actually explain the missing ingredient in the universe.

Perhaps consciousness is manifest in these matter/anti-matter particles that exist for such short instances.

Perhaps those are thoughts or fragments of thoughts of a consciousness at some level?

So what would happen when you blow those matter/anti-matter particles and consciousnesses apart as the laser might do? I guess we're going to find out.

That would REALLY be mind blowing for some "thing"!