The University’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics will become the world’s foremost site for fusion research with improved operations and the construction of a new, four-beam extension facility, funded by a $72 million federal grant. When the new 82,000-square-foot Robert L. Sproull Center for Ultra High Intensity Laser Research is completed, the LLE’s Omega laser (pictured) will be able to produce 1 million billion watts of power. The extended performance makes new experiments possible.