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EPFL has achieved a significant milestone in integrated photonics by miniaturizing a high-energy femtosecond laser onto a millimeter-scale chip, matching the performance of traditional table-top systems for the first time. This breakthrough, enabled by a previously overlooked Mamyshev oscillator architecture, validates a long-standing goal in the field and paves the way for cost-effective precision tools in sensing and metrology. The development demonstrates that complex ultrafast laser systems can now be integrated without requiring bulky optical tables, potentially reshaping applications from medical diagnostics to optical atomic clocks.