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Japan has deployed a system that fires laser beams with 100 kilowatts of energy — powerful enough to disable small drones. It was installed on board a 6,200-ton (6.3 million kg) warship.

Ultrashort laser pulses—that are shorter than a millionth of a millionth of a second—have transformed fundamental science, ...

Scientists in South Korea have achieved a major milestone in physics – and one pursued by researchers in the field for decades – by generating a record-breaking ultra-high intensity laser. The pulse ...

Femtosecond laser-induced periodic surface structures can be used to control thermal conductivity in thin film solids, report ...

Liquids and solutions are complex environments—think, for example, of sugar dissolving in water, where each sugar molecule ...

When two black holes merge or two neutron stars collide, gravitational waves can be generated. They spread at the speed of ...

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Lightning rods have been used to guide lightning strikes for centuries, but now scientists have demonstrated something a bit more advanced than a humble metal stick. Beaming a high-powered laser into ...

A husband-and-wife team at the forefront of laser science at CU Boulder is following in the footsteps of the Curies, winning a prestigious Benjamin Franklin Medal. The Franklin Institute announced ...

Fantastic feats performed with lasers have earned three scientists the 2018 Nobel Prize in physics. Half of the award, which totals 9 million Swedish kronor (about $1 million), went to physicist ...

A new photoacoustic imaging technology combines laser light and ultrasound to image biological tissue. By creating a new twist on fiber optic sensors, researchers in China have developed a smart, ...