Since Otto Schott invented specialty glass in 1884, the simple material has become a cornerstone of modern technology, and driving innovation.
From semiconductors to clean energy, home tech, and electric vehicles, glass is the silent enabler of progress.
Specially engineered laser glass helped researchers achieve what was once thought impossible: creating more energy from a reaction than was put into it.
The light, amplified by active laser glass and focused through precisely crafted optical glass, delivered significant energy to a tiny fuel pellet, triggering a fusion reaction that produced a net energy gain.
The fusion reaction generated 3.15 megajoules of energy, exceeding the 2.05 megajoules of laser energy delivered to the target.
Persons:
Bill James, Otto Schott, SCHOTT
Organizations:
SCHOTT North, Industry, photonics, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, SCHOTT, Insider Studios
Locations:
SCHOTT North America