A more realistic use for lasers is for deflecting incoming asteroids or as propulsion systems for spacecraft. In a new paper, ...

In a few picoseconds (trillionths of a second), a small, thin piece of copper momentarily becomes dense plasma, specifically ...

NASA’s Lunar Laser Communications Demonstration is a viable alternative to replace traditional radio communications in space.

A new way of pulling particles with light has the potential to make biopsies less invasive, University of Melbourne experts say ...

Industrialization focus Originally a finalist in the SPIE Startup Challenge back in 2015, TriLite went on to complete a round ...

Astronauts in a demo flight headed by billionaire-pilot Jared Isaacman are testing leading-edge technologies pivotal to ...

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In fiction, tractor beams are sometimes used to capture enemy ... company announced plans to shoot down space debris using a giant laser cannon with a diameter of 3 meters. It is believed that ...

The researchers also showed that the giant nonlinear response can be tuned ... The charge pairs change the properties of the laser beam (red). (Image: University of Maryland) Today, optical fibers ...

Some of the notable features of the laser include a very bright laser beam that reaches up to 19.5 MeV ... Their creation of such a potent and accurate gadget is a giant step in principle outlined to ...

The festival will conclude on September 29 with a closing ceremony with the Whale Song Festival Awards and an encore ...