Researchers manipulated light with liquid crystals to create a sculpted laser beam capable of producing this photorealistic image of a cat. Credit: P.F. Silva & S.R. Muniz, 2022 ...

Swapping surgical bone saws for laser beams. More lasers may allow for safer and more precise medical procedures. By Andrew Paul. Published Dec 6, 2023 12:45 PM EST.

A triangle of three spacecraft shooting laser beams at each other in space sounds like something from a science fiction movie. However, the European Space Agency revealed this will become a ...

A Japanese startup called EX-Fusion has announced a bold new plan to take out space junk: shooting the stuff down with laser beams, Nikkei Asia reports. The experimental technology could be one of ...

A single geometric phase element enables multidimensional manipulation of polarization and phase, allowing flexible generation and control of high-order vector vortex beams (VVBs) with topological ...

A line of ZnSe laser optics for heavy steel cutting lasers up to 4kW that come in various focal lengths to optimize laser performance has been introduced by Laser Research Optics. PROVIDENCE, R.I ...

Harnessing laser beams, ILLUMA-T is expected to transmit information at the rate of a respectable internet connection. Later this year, SpaceX’s 29th Commercial Resupply Services mission will ...