Scientists Defy Conventional Physics By Revealing That a Laser Beam Can Cast a Shadow
Researchers create a visible shadow using only a laser beam, an achievement that seemingly defies conventional physics.
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Laser Beams Deflected Off of Nothing but Air for First Time Ever in Breakthrough Patent Pending Process
Scientists tapping onto the power of acoustic waves say they have developed a contactless way of redirecting laser beams off of nothing but air.
Laser Beams to Power Satellites in Low Earth Orbit
A new project from researchers in the U.K is aiming to use laser beams to power satellites while they are out of sight of the sun.
This Tiny Tractor-Beam Laser Technology is Like Something Right Out of Star Trek
A new Star Trek-like tractor-beam technology is pushing optical tweezer technology ahead into the realm of science fiction.
Record-Setting NASA Laser Experiment Beams Ultra-High-Definition Video to Earth from 19 Million Miles Away
A NASA laser experiment has successfully beamed ultra-high-definition streaming video to Earth from a distance of 19 million miles away.
World’s Most Powerful X-Ray Laser Produces Its First Beam, Heralding a “New Era of Science”
The world’s most powerful X-ray laser has successfully produced its first beams after receiving a significant upgrade at its California facility.
DARPA Wants to Use Lasers to Send Energy Directly to War Zones. This Is the Wireless Power Beaming Technology That Will Make It Happen.
PowerLight's game-changing wireless power beaming technology is driving DARPA’s POWER program. Here's how it could also change the future of energy transmission.
Northrop Grumman’s Phantom Laser Delivers Compact, Rugged, High-Energy Beam Weapon Source to Empower U.S. Tactical Capabilities
Northrop Grumman just equipped the U.S. military with Phantom, a compact-sized high-power laser beam weapon designed for rapid deployment.
Pentagon Space Mission Aims to Test Laser Power Beaming in Space
This week, we look at the NRL's efforts to use laser power beaming with its Space Wireless Energy Laser Link (SWELL).
Watch Iron Beam Drone Killing Laser in Action
Video From Latest Test Shows System is Finally Ready for Deployment
Video From Latest Test Shows System is Finally Ready for Deployment
A video tweeted out by the Israeli prime minister shows their Iron Beam laser system blasting an unpiloted drone from the sky.
Researchers Want to Build A Laser ‘Tractor Beam’ to Control Weather
A New Study Proposes Using Lasers to Manipulate The Path of Lightning.
A New Study Proposes Using Lasers to Manipulate The Path of Lightning.
A new study by an international team of scientists proposes using lasers to create a tractor beam to manipulate lightning during storms.
Revolutionizing Landmine Detection: Breakthrough Laser-Acoustic Technology Allows for Safer, Faster Clearances
Breakthrough acoustic-laser technology could pave the way for faster, safer landmine detection in global conflict zones.
Effort to Harness Gamma Rays Using Quantum Theory Aims to Create the World’s Most Powerful Laser
Researchers working to control high energy gamma-rays hope their work will help produce the most powerful laser ever built.
Astronauts are Using NASA’s High-Tech Laser Relay System to Send…Pet Photos?
NASA astronauts are transmitting imagery of their pets over a first-of-its-kind end-to-end, two-way laser relay system.
DARPA Funding Military-Grade Quantum Laser Prototype
DARPA is funding the development of a military-grade quantum laser prototype that can penetrate dense fog and operate over long distances.
China Claims New Breakthrough in Laser Propulsion Could Lead to Ultrafast, Stealth Submarines
Chinese scientists claim a breakthrough in laser propulsion that could transform submarine technology and shift global naval power dynamics.
U.S. Army Unleashes Sci-Fi Weaponry in the Middle East: The DE M-SHORAD Laser’s Ultimate Test Begins
The U.S. Army's groundbreaking test of its DE M-SHORAD lasers in the Middle East mark a pivotal moment for future warfare technology.
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Fired a Laser at a Spacecraft on the Moon. Here’s the Reason Why.
NASA recently revealed that a laser beam was fired from its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) at a spacecraft on the Moon’s surface.
UK Ministry of Defense Says High-Powered DragonFire Combat Laser Successfully Downed Aerial Target
The UK Ministry of Defense has announced the first successful downing of an aerial threat using its DragonFire combat laser system.
Japanese Startup Testing Ground-Based Fusion Laser in Pioneering Effort to Combat Space Debris and Orbital Threats
A Japanese start-up is planning to test a ground-based fusion laser to combat the growing threat of space debris.
Compact Particle Accelerator Can Produce 10 Billion Electron Volt Beam in “Major Energy Milestone”
An international collaboration has successfully demonstrated a compact particle accelerator capable of generating a 10 billion electron volt (10GeV) beam.
NASA Space Lasers Could Become Earth’s First Line of Defense Against Collisions and Spaceborne Threats
NASA is developing a network of space lasers to protect the country's space-based assets from a wide range of orbital threats.
Raytheon Bringing Deadly Wolfhound-Mounted Portable Combat Laser Weapons to the UK in October
Raytheon UK is bringing an arsenal of new versatile combat laser weapons to the United Kingdom, with plans integrate them as soon as October.
Cool Lasers: Nearing Absolute Zero, Researchers Use Clever New Method to Chill Membrane to Shockingly Low Temperatures
A team of researchers says they have developed a new technique that allows them to cool a small membrane to temperatures nearing absolute zero with nothing more than light from lasers.
Lockheed Martin is Making the ‘Most Powerful Combat Laser Ever’ Even More Powerful
Lockheed Martin is increasing the power of its 'most powerful combat laser ever' to a staggering 500 kilowatts, smashing the previous record of 300 kW.
Raytheon Technologies Delivers Fully Portable, Combat-Ready Laser to U.S. Air Force
IN an effort to help U.S. forces defend against the rapidly increasing threat from low-cost enemy drones, Raytheon Technologies has delivered the first fully portable, combat-ready drone to the Air Force.
Australia is Preparing to Unleash a New Combat Laser Powerful Enough to Stop a Tank
The Australian Department of Defence has announced plans to begin building a combat laser so powerful that it can literally stop a tank in its tracks.
Department of Energy Scientists Achieve the Impossible with Major Breakthrough in Ultrafast Beam-Steering
Scientists in New Mexico say they have mastered ultrafast steering of light pulses from conventional, “incoherent” sources in a major scientific breakthrough.
Mysterious Beams of Light and Curious Spirals: Hawaii’s Subaru-Asahi Star Camera Keeps Capturing Bizarre Scenes in the Night Sky
From eerie blue spirals to ghostly green beams of light, the Subaru star camera keeps capturing mysterious scenes in the night skies over Hawaii.
By Producing Two Entangled Beams of Light, Researchers Have Achieved a Breakthrough in Quantum Physics
Researchers in Brazil have achieved a quantum breakthrough by succeeding in the creation of a source of illumination that produces two separate entangled beams of light, according to new research.
International Fusion Energy Experts Are Looking to Lasers for the Future of Clean Energy
Fusion energy researchers around the world are increasingly looking to lasers as the path toward producing cleaner, more sustainable energy in the years ahead.
Bullets of Light: U.S. Army Will Soon Deploy its Stryker Combat Laser
After years of testing and development, the U.S. Army is finally ready to deploy a Stryker-mounted combat laser.
Lockheed Martin Delivers DOD the Most Powerful Combat Laser Ever Built
Lockheed Martin has provided the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) with what they say is the most powerful combat laser ever built.
100-Foot Wireless Transmission of Electricity Achieved With Lasers in Breakthrough Study
South Korean researchers have successfully transmitted electricity nearly 100 feet through the air using lasers.
The U.S. Air Force is Gearing Up For Action With Its New Fighter-Mounted Lasers
After years of testing and development, the United States Air Force has received its first delivery of fully functional, fighter-mounted lasers.
Physicists Might Have Developed a Way to Make an Atomic Laser Stay on Forever
Physicists at the University of Amsterdam may have developed a novel system that allows the continuous use of an atomic laser.
US Navy Shows Off Newest Laser Weapon
The US Navy Office of Naval Research has successfully tested an all-new, fully electric laser weapon system. Designed...
NASA Video Animates Space Laser Communication System
A November, 2021 video animation from NASA shows how their soon to be launched demonstrator spacecraft will test...
Scientists Develop a Real-Life Death Star Laser
Pew pew...
Pew pew...
Researchers have successfully merged a 30-laser array into one coherent, ultra-powerful beam, bringing the dreams of a Death Star cannon closer to reality.
Researchers Use Acoustic Levitation to Create a “Tractor Beam” of Sound
Researchers with Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a "tractor beam" using sound waves to manipulate objects without actually coming into contact with them.
Leaked Photo of Russia’s Secret Laser Weapon Appears Online
The photos offer a first glimpse at what is believed to be the new “tactical laser,” first reported by Russian press in January.
The photos offer a first glimpse at what is believed to be the new “tactical laser,” first reported by Russian press in January.
The photos offer a first glimpse at what is believed to be the new “tactical laser,” first reported by Russian press in January.
Beyond the Horizon: How the Rubin Observatory Will Transform Our Understanding of the Cosmos
The Rubin Observatory will revolutionize our understanding of the cosmos by capturing unprecedented data on interstellar objects, potentially uncovering evidence of extraterrestrial technology.
Physicists Are Closing In on The Elusive “Chameleon Particle” and Discovering the Mysterious Nature of Dark Energy
Physicists are now able to detect gravitational anomalies at unprecedented precision in the hunt for the elusive "Chameleon particle."
What’s That? Look at What NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Just Spotted on the Far Side of the Moon
Look at what has turned up in new images of the far side of the Moon captured by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Naval Research Laboratory Leverages Exotic Properties of 2D Waveguides to Capture the Light of Dark Excitons
The milestone discovery of waveguides based on 2D materials with “exotic” properties has been achieved by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory.
First Ever Successful Measurement of Material Aging in Glass Reveals Unexpected Time Reversibility
While making the first-ever direct measurement of material aging, German researchers unexpectedly discover time reversibility in glass.
NASA’s Scout System Just Predicted an Asteroid Impact. Here’s What That Means for Planetary Defense.
This week, NASA’s Scout impact assessment system succeeded in calculating the trajectory of an asteroid that entered Earth’s atmosphere over Germany.
Researchers Successfully Demonstrate Star Trek-Style ‘Teleportation’ Without Physically Sending Any Information
A team of researchers report the successful demonstration of Star Trek-style 'teleportation' without sending any actual information between the two parties.
Biden Visits Israel and Announces Humanitarian Aid for Gaza, as Deadly Blast Strikes Hospital
President Biden visited Tel Aviv on Wednesday, arriving to tragic news of a deadly explosion at a hospital in Gaza.
The DOD Taps AI to Monitor Washington D.C.’s Airspace, and AARO Gets a New Website
This week, we look at the DOD and its plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) to help monitor the airspace over the nation’s capital.