2A - Wednesday, February 20, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Wednesday, February 20, 2008 The Michigan Daily michigandailycom FRIDAY: Before You Were Here 'U' researchers trump Dr. Evil The University of Michigan is known for milestones. The Peace Corps started at the University when President John F. Kennedy stood on the steps of the Michigan Union to announce his plan for the program. Michigan Stadium is known across the coun- try as the nation's largest football stadium, seating around 110,000 fans at every game. And then, of course, there's that laser University researchers just developed - the one they say could be the most powerful in the uni- verse. Physics and Engineering Prof. Karl Krushelnick said in a state- ment that the intensity that could be produced by the newly-built laser beam is equivalent to holding a giant magnifying glass in space and focusing all the sunlight shin- ing toward Earth onto one grain of sand. Interestingly enough, though, the University appears to have bro- ken its own record. University researchers produced a beam in 2004 that was said to be the world's strongest. The most recent laser surpassed the old one when researchers added a second amplifier to it. The laser, called HERCULES, now produces beams that are 1.3- micron specks - about one-hun- dredth the diameter of a human hair - that measure 20 billion trillion watts per square centime- ter. The beams have 300 terawatts of power, which is 300 times the capacity of the entire U.S. power grid. "This intensity is about two orders of magnitude higher than any other laser in the world can produce," said Victor Yanovsky, a University researcher who built the ultra-high power system over the past six years. The beams may help develop better proton and electron beams, which could possibly lead to new cancer treatments. At more intense levels, the laser beams could poten- tially create matter by simply focus- ing light onto an empty space. While the intensity of the laser beam is record-breaking, Yanovsky said that wasn't the most'signifi- cant innovation. The laser can pro- duce beams once every 10 seconds, whereas other powerful lasers can take up to an hour to recharge. "It's the repetition of producing the laserthat makes it the first of its ThE kind in the world," Yanovsky said. hia GEOFFREY GAURANO ate MPUS EVENTS& NOTES e world's most intense laser beam is located at Gerstacker dint on North Campus. 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Performance featuring sex workers WHAT: A cabaret-style production called The Sex Workers' Art Show, featur- ing a mix of spoken word, music, drag, burlesque and multimedia performance art. It will feature strippers, prostitutes and pornography performers. WHO: Project SERVE - Issues Team WHEN: Tonight at8 p.m. WHERE: Michigan League, Ballroom MLK cultural fair on North Campus WHAT: A fair featuring activities from across the world, including sushi roll- ing, salsa lessons and an Aiki Jujutsu demonstration WHO: American Society for Engineering Education WHEN: Today from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. WHERE: Duderstadt Center, Chesebrough Lobby CORRECTIONS * An article in yesterday's edition of the Daily (Dems debate delegate seating), said Michigan violated party rules by moving its primary to Feb. 5. It actually moved the primary to Jan. 15, before the Feb. 5 party deadline. 0 Another article (Voter outreach group to increase efforts) incorrectly said Jona- thon Kendall isa junior. He is a senior. 0 Due to a typographical error, the same article said the group had registered students to vote for the 2008 midterm election. It was referring to the 2006 mid- term election. * Please report any error in the Daily to correc- tions@michigandaily.com. Artwork stolen Man caught trespassing in from East Hall Eee ner Eye Center There will be a lunar eclipse tonight, starting at 10:01 p.m. It will be vis- ible through most of Western Europe and the Americas. Lunar eclipses occur when the sun, earth and moon are exact- ly aligned. Well-off students looking for summer internships could-contact the Univer- sity of Dreams, a companythat guarantees an internship for the hefty price tagof $6,000. ">FOR MORE, SEE OPINION, PAGE 4A University of Oxford researchers will spend about $4 million to study why people believe in God, ABC News reported. Using the grant, anthropologists, theologians, philosophers andother academicsowill take. three years to study whether belief in a divine being is part of mankind's makeup. 4 4 WHERE: East Hall WHEN: Monday at about 4:20 p.m. WHAT: A staff member called to report that a paint- ing had been stolen from the building, DPS reported. It was valued at about $1,200 and was taken between 5 p.m. on Feb. 14 and 8 a.m. on Feb. 15. WHERE: Kellog Eye Center WHEN: Monday at about 10:15 a.m. WHAT: A man unaffiliated with the University was found in the men's bathroom of the Kellog Eye Center, DPS reported. Police asked him to leave. See what all the excitement is about this summer at OAKLAND UNIVERSITY 4 4 If you're spending the summer in the metro Detroit area, keep moving toward graduation as a guest student at Oakland University. You can choose from 1,000 diverse courses in several convenient sessions - courses that can transfer to your home institution. 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