Researchers have found that under certain conditions, a laser beam can act like an opaque object and cast a shadow, opening new possibilities for technologies that could use a laser beam to control ...

When it comes to advanced manufacturing and material processing technologies, terms like “eBeam machine” and “laser machine” ...

Polling shows environmental issues are far from the top of voters’ minds this year, and the global plastics crisis rarely gets a mention—unless it’s to defend plastic straws. Nevertheless ...

Any advance in laser tech has huge potential across a whole range of fields – from space comms to fusion power – and we just got a big one: ultra-short laser pulses of up to 100 megawatts, the most ...

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A newly developed air defense laser has 100 percent of incoming threats during a new trial, the U.K. government has said, as several militaries forge ahead with efforts to get lasers operational ...

Credit: Jason Wells/Shutterstock. The UK’s Royal Air Force (RAF) has completed live-fire trials of a new laser self-protection system designed to be mounted on a variety of RAF aircraft, including the ...