Who doesn't love a humongous laser? Here at ExtremeTech, we're fans of both 1) technology and 2) extremes, and lasers are toward the far end of both spectra. So, do you have a minute? In the spirit of ...

There are many different types of lasers—almost as many as there are applications for the same—but what ties them all together as a class is that they depend on the same physical effect: stimulated ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (THE CONVERSATION) Nations around the world are rapidly developing high-energy laser weapons for military missions on land and sea ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The USS Portland test-fires a laser weapon. The photo captured infrared light to make the beam visible. Staff Sgt. Donald ...

The Bomem DA3 is a type of Fourier transform spectrometer used for measuring various spectral data and [Usagi Electric] has one. On his quest to understand it he runs down a number of rabbit holes, ...

Scientists have captured the moment a laser "comes to life"—and what they found challenges long-held beliefs. Using a special technique to film laser light in real time, researchers observed how ...

A well-established technique in industry, laser micromachining uses lasers to mark, cut, and drill workpieces with extremely high precision. 1 Using ultrashort pulsed lasers, laser-based solutions are ...