Congresswoman Louise Slaughter announced she has helped prevent over $7 million dollars in cuts from the University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics yearly budget.
"This importance of this lab cannot be overstated, and that is why I advocate in Washington every year for continued funding."
The congresswoman says cut funding can slow research and slow the progress scientists are making in this field, as well as affect the economic impact the lab has on Rochester area.
"The work that's being done right here, supports over a thousand jobs, and plays a crucial role in New York's growing high-tech economy."
At this laboratory, scientists are able to artificially create high pressure and high temperature environments, and test matter's reaction to those environments.
It give researchers clues about how the sun operates, or they can study the geophysics of large planets in galaxies far away.
This information doesn't just benefit the curious star gazer. Researchers hope to use this information to invent new ways of harnessing energy that's safer, cleaner, and more economical.
The data collected by the Laboratory for Laser Energetics is used by scientists around the world.
