Nova Laser
a: barrel of the laser ~
b: runk of a giant redwood tree
What:
"The Nova laser at Livermore routinely produces fusion neutrons by subjecting materials to intense blasts of coherent light - but the Nova facility is as big as an aircraft hangar, and the barrel of the laser is like the trunk of a giant redwood tree laid on its side."
Useful?
Writer: Henry Gee
LCC:
Where:
Date: Feb 21 2014 6:12 PM
# 5026 Critique Analogy