The U.S. Is About to Tap Into an Energy Source 50,000 Times Bigger Than We Need — Thanks to a Laser

The U.S. Is About to Tap Into an Energy Source 50,000 Times Bigger Than We Need — Thanks to a Laser

In a dusty quarry near Marble Falls, Texas, a new kind of drill is melting its way through solid granite—not with blades or pressure, but with pure energy. As reported by the French news outlet Media24 on September 20, 2025, the demonstration highlighted a major breakthrough in deep geothermal technology, developed by Quaise Energy, a US-based startup. At the center of this innovation is a powerful gyrotron, a device that uses millimeter-wave ra…