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Zap! US Navy reveals startling photo of its new laser beam warship weapon firing at a cruise missile
The US Navy successfully tested its new laser weapon mounted on a warship. The dramatic photo above depicts the High Energy ...
Scientists Accidentally Solved a Major Proton Beam Problem
Scientists have unlocked a revolutionary way to generate proton beams using high-powered lasers and a simple stream of water.
Bakersfield man pleads guilty to shining laser at KCSO helicopter
A Bakersfield man faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to shining a laser beam at a Kern County sheriff’s ...
Bakersfield man pleads guilty to pointing laser at helicopter, faces five-year sentence
A 35-year-old Bakersfield man pleaded guilty on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, to aiming the laser pointer beam at a Kern County ...
From Sci-Fi to Reality: Laser-Powered Sails Are Changing the Future of Space Travel
Caltech scientists are developing laser-driven lightsails that could push spacecraft beyond our solar system. Their research ...
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As Israel fields Iron Beam, Gulf states are pining for the technology
There has been a shared interest in so far as most would want to have them, they are high on the priority list of most ...
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Ukraine says it's far along in developing laser weapons to take out Russian drones
Laser weapons could provide Ukraine with a new way of combatting Russian drones, military experts told Business Insider.
Researchers provide mathematical solutions to study 2D light interaction in photonic crystal lasers
Laser diodes are semiconductors that generate light and amplify it using repeated reflection or "optical feedback." Once the ...