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CO2 laser

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Fires at 50,000 droplets of molten tin every second, turning each into a flash of extreme ultraviolet light.

First appeared1964 (62 yrs ago)

Fires at 50,000 droplets of molten tin every second, turning each into a flash of extreme ultraviolet light.

From the big bang to CO2 laser

The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.

big bang13.8 bn yrs ago
Hehelium13.8 bn yrs ago
CO2 laser1964