Scientists in South Korea have achieved a major milestone in physics – and one pursued by researchers in the field for decades – by generating a record-breaking ultra-high intensity laser. The pulse ...

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Lightning rods have been used to guide lightning strikes for centuries, but now scientists have demonstrated something a bit more advanced than a humble metal stick. Beaming a high-powered laser into ...

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Fantastic feats performed with lasers have earned three scientists the 2018 Nobel Prize in physics. Half of the award, which totals 9 million Swedish kronor (about $1 million), went to physicist ...

Rochester Institute of Technology is among a group of area higher-education and industry partners sharing a $1 million Regional Innovation Engines Development Award grant from the National Science ...

Colorado State University will soon be home to one of the most powerful laser facilities in the world. Marvel Fusion teamed up with the university to build the groundbreaking $150 million laser ...

ILLUMA-T could help pave the way for more efficient communications between Earth and distant destinations like Mars. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

A husband-and-wife team at the forefront of laser science at CU Boulder is following in the footsteps of the Curies, winning a prestigious Benjamin Franklin Medal. The Franklin Institute announced ...

Scientists have harnessed a 2,300-year-old water displacement technology to develop a novel laser beam that traps and moves particles in specific directions. It is a significant contribution to the ...

Arthur Ashkin, Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland have been awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in physics for their work in creating “tools made of light.” This year’s awardees changed the way we manipulate ...

Scientists have developed a system that can generate random numbers over a hundred times faster than current technologies, paving the way towards faster, cheaper, and more secure data encryption in ...