{"id":4659,"date":"2010-05-03T10:27:39","date_gmt":"2010-05-03T10:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/principles\/2010\/05\/03\/the-most-amazing-laser-applica\/"},"modified":"2010-05-03T10:27:39","modified_gmt":"2010-05-03T10:27:39","slug":"the-most-amazing-laser-applica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chadorzel.com\/principles\/2010\/05\/03\/the-most-amazing-laser-applica\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most Amazing Laser Application of All Time Is&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Voting has closed on the Laser Smackdown poll, with 772 people recording their opinion on the most amazing of the many things that have been done with lasers in the fifty years since the invention of the first working laser (see the <a href=\"http:\/\/laserfest.org\/\">Laserfest web site<\/a> for more on the history and applications of lasers). The candidates in the traditional suspense-building reverse order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/principles\/2010\/02\/amazing_laser_application_3_lu.php\">Lunar laser ranging<\/a> 22 votes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/principles\/2010\/02\/amazing_laser_application_1_li.php\">Cat toy\/ dog toy\/ laser light show<\/a> 41 votes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/principles\/2010\/04\/amazing_laser_application_12_l.php\">Laser guide stars\/ adaptive optics<\/a> 46 votes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/principles\/2010\/04\/amazing_laser_application_8_ho.php\">Holography<\/a> 47 votes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/principles\/2010\/04\/amazing_laser_application_10_s.php\">Laser eye surgery<\/a> 53 votes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/principles\/2010\/02\/amazing_laser_application_4_op_1.php\">Optical storage media (CD\/DVD\/Blu-Ray)<\/a> 60 votes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/principles\/2010\/04\/amazing_laser_application_10_f.php\">Laser frequency comb\/ spectroscopy<\/a> 65 votes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/principles\/2010\/04\/amazing_laser_application_6_li.php\">LIGO<\/a> 68 votes<\/li>\n<li><a  href=\"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/principles\/2010\/02\/amazing_laser_application_4_op.php\">Optical tweezers<\/a> 74 votes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/principles\/2010\/04\/amazing_laser_application_7_te.php\">Telecommunications<\/a> 91 votes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/principles\/2010\/04\/amazing_laser_application_9_fu.php\">Laser ignited fusion<\/a> 95 votes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That means that the winner, and <strong><em>The<\/em> Most amazing Laser Application <em>of All Time<\/em><\/strong> is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/principles\/2010\/02\/amazing_laser_application_2_la.php\">Laser cooling\/ BEC<\/a> 110 votes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And there you have it. The people have spoken, and it doesn&#8217;t get any more amazing than laser cooling, which is hereby awarded bragging rights over all other fields of laser-related physics.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to everyone who voted. And even if you missed your chance to vote, I hope you&#8217;ll take a little time to look over the posts explaining the various applications, and appreciate the many amazing things being done with lasers today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Voting has closed on the Laser Smackdown poll, with 772 people recording their opinion on the most amazing of the many things that have been done with lasers in the fifty years since the invention of the first working laser (see the Laserfest web site for more on the history and applications of lasers). 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