Comment Shuttle Replacement (Score 2, Interesting) 176
Do these space planes have the technology to be a viable space shuttle replacement?
Comment Software Only? (Score 3, Insightful) 452
Is this improvement purely because of the change in software technology or were there simultaneous infrastructure and process modifications? The article doesn't really say.
Comment Re:Why are ports 139 and 445 still open? (Score 1) 289
Stop wondering and figure it out.
67-Kilowatt Laser Unveiled 395
s31523 writes "Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California has announced they have working in the lab a Solid State Heat Capacity Laser that averages 67 kW. It is being developed for the military. The chief scientist Dr. Yamamoto is quoted: 'I know of no other solid state laser that has achieved 67 kW of average output power.' Although many lasers have peaked at higher capacities, getting the average sustained power to remain high is the tricky part. The article says that hitting the 100-kW level, at which point it would become interesting as a battlefield weapon, could be less than a year away."
