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Water fuels US laser-plasma accelerator with 100x efficiency boost for fusion research
Scientists at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have achieved a significant milestone in laser-plasma accelerator ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Did Someone Just Cut the Moon With a Laser?
It looks like a laser is slicing the Moon in half, but it’s actually a high-tech tool used to improve telescope clarity. The ...
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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 ...