National Ignition Facility: The most powerful laser on this planet

Reading a BBC article yesterday about the resurrection of cold fusion, I ran into a mention of the National Ignition Facility — which, I discovered, is the most powerful laser system on earth. 12,700 tons of rebar! 500 trillion watts of photonic destruction. But best of all, an absolutely superior website, at least by the standards of most federal internet presence. The layman's overviews are clear without being dumbed-down, and the in-depth stuff has enough sciency fodder to keep we nerds fat and happy for hours.