He also used the laser to melt through tungsten, an ultra-strong metal with a melting point of 3,422 degrees Celsius, which is the highest melting point of any metal. He even set a diamond on fire.

The Iron Beam is the most advanced, operational laser in the world, though England, the US, and others have relatively advanced lasers. In a historic breakthrough, the IDF on Wednesday announced ...

Israel’s Defense Ministry on Oct. 28, 2024 declared that its under-development laser-based DEW (Directed Energy Weapon) Iron Beam would be operational within a year. The ...

Try to fathom the power of 1 million nuclear power plants. Now, imagine there is a way to pack the equivalent of that into the pulse of a laser beam—even if it’s only for one quadrillionth of ...