Lab construction update: Day 446, The Finale (the first laser is installed!)

Last time, we left you with an exciting cliffhanger: the lab was ready for laser installation! BUT, you have surely been wondering, how did it go?? Would the heralded laser be successfully installed jettisoning us into a new era of scientific understanding, OR would some unforeseen disaster halt the journey of our intrepid lab members?

Well, dear readers, I am happy to report that all went well! Our laser is lasing and our science is soon to be sciencing. Behold, the unboxing:

And, the ultimate proof of a successfully installed laser, a happy PI:

Now, it’s time to close the curtains for a while, put our heads down, and get to work building up our experiments to explore quantum materials at the smallest time and length scales possible! Wish us luck!