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WEBVTT JULIE: KETV NEWSWATCH 7'S ANDREWOZAKI TONIGHT ON A SOURCE OFPRIDE AND PROMISE.REPORTER WHAT IT COMES TO THEBRIGHTEST, THE UNIVERSITY OFNEBRASKA CAN NOW EVEN OUTSHINETHE SUN.RESARCHERS HERE HAVE CREATED ALIGHT A BILLION TIMES GREATERTHAN THE SURFACE OF THE SUN.>> WE HAVE GENERATED ANDMEASURED THE BRIGHTEST LIGHTEVER IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND.REPORTER: QUITE A FEAT FOR DONUMSTADTER AND HIS TEAM OFPHYSICISTS AT UN-L'S EXTREMELIGHT LAB.>> WE ARE ABLE TO REACH THISRESULT FIRST IN THE WORLD.SO WE FEEL PRETTY PROUD ABOUTTHAT.REPORTER: WHAT THE TEAM ALSOFOUND OUT IS WHEN YOU PRODUCELIGHT THAT BRIGHT, STRANGETHINGS HAPPEN.LIGHT PHOTONS ACTUALLY BEGIN TOCHANGE THE COLOR AND SHAPE OF ANOBJECT, SOMETHING THAT WASTHEORY BUT NOW PROVEN.>> IN FACT IT CHANGES TO SUCHHIGH ENERGY LIGHT, THAT IT'SX-RAY FREQUENCY.REPORTER: BUT THESE X-RAYSPRODUCE LESS RADIATION ANDHIGHER RESOLUTION IMAGES.THAT COULD SPARK NEW ADVANCES INTHE MEDICAL FIELD, ENGINNERING-- ENGINEERING, AND ELECTRONICS.THIS IMAGE OF A USB THUMB DRIVEWAS CREATED USING THE SUPERBRIGHT LIGHT.>> THAT CAN LOOK INTO IT AND SEEIF THERE ANY IMPERFECTIONS.AND THAT IS SOMETHING THATEVERYONE IS AFTER RIGHT NOW.REPORTER: IT ALSO HAS USES FORHOMELAND SECURITY.ALLOWING CARGO TO BE QUICKLYINSPECTED.>> TO SEE THROUGH LOTS OF STEELIF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SHIELDEDNUCLEAR MATERIAL.REPORTER: THEIR BREAK THROUGHWAS DETAILED LAST WEEK IN AINTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFICPUBLICATION, PLACING THEUNIVERSITY AND THE STATE IN AVERY POSITIVE LIGHT.>> I THINK THAT'S SO INCREDIBLE.>> I FEEL WHEN PEOPLE TALK ABOUTNEBRASKA I HEAR A LOT OF ARE YOUSTILL RIDING HORSE AND BUGGIES,SO SOMETHING LIKE THIS SHOWSWE'RE NOT LIVING IN THE PAST. REPORTER: IN FACT THE FUTURECOULD BE EVEN BRIGHTER.>> WE HAVE A PROPOSAL OUT TOINCREASE BY A FACTOR OF 10 SO 10BILLION, WHICH WE BELIEVE WE CANDO FIRST, HERE IN NEBRASKA ANDWE INTEND TO DO SO.