June 3, 2009 12:24 PM PDT
Audio Slideshow: Livermore Labs unveils super laser
This story initially gave an incorrect figure for the thermonuclear energy produced by the NIF laser system. The correct temperature is 180 million degrees Fahrenheit.
Inside CNET News
Scroll Left
Scroll Right
-
Business Tech
U.S. trade agency eyes Samsung-Sharp spatSamsung's claim of LCD-related patent infringement by rival Sharp draws the attention of the U.S. International Trade Commission.
-
Gallery
En route to GPS-based air traffic control (images)
-
Technically Incorrect
Facebook, Twitter: How we chose to live in publicThe end of 2009 and beginning of 2010 see much commentary about how living your life in public has become the norm. Is this technology's fault? Or is this what people always wanted?
-
Beyond Binary
Visual Studio launch delayed by 'a few weeks'Microsoft says it's still working to resolve some performance issues related to the Visual Studio 2010 developer tool suite, which was slated for a March release.
-
Video
Deep-sea volcanic explosion--part 2 (video)
-
InSecurity Complex
Q&A: Researcher Karsten Nohl on mobile eavesdroppingResearcher who tackled smart card security last year talks to CNET about how easy it is to listen in on GSM-based mobile phone calls now that the encryption has been cracked.
-
Video
Deep-sea volcanic explosion--part 1 (video)
-
The Social
For eBay sellers, a holiday hamster hangoverThe gift frenzy over Zhu Zhu Pets leaves some power sellers feeling like they've just run a marathon--but the steep price tags driven by scarcity lead to some impressive profits.
-
The Space Shot
Soyuz craft docks, boosts space station crewA Russian Soyuz spacecraft docked with the International Space Station Tuesday after a smooth, automated approach, boosting the lab's crew back up to five.
-
Gallery
NASA trains WISE eye on the sky (photos)
-
Crave
Robots in 2009: The wackier, the betterNo surprise here--some of the silliest and oddest robots of the year gone by were to be found in Japan. But who could top Taiwan's kissing bots?
-
Green Tech
Green-tech venture investing cools off in 2009Green tech is still attracting billions of dollars a year, but the amount of money has shrunk significantly as investors began to focus on start-ups with the most potential.
