Researchers have discovered a simple yet powerful way to protect atoms from losing information—a key challenge in developing ...

Refraction can cause laser beams to bend along the Earth's surface, making it appear that the Earth is flat.

Mounted on a Stryker A1 8×8 armored vehicle, the DE M‑SHORAD system features a 50-kW class solid-state laser. This laser is ...

A hollowed-out laser beam heats a tube of air that surrounds cooler air, providing a way to guide light much the way fiber optics do.

Light the beam! Everything you need to know about Kings' unique victory celebration The details behind that giant purple laser beam the Kings fire up after every win ...

The UK has for the first time test-fired a laser beam from an army vehicle, destroying targets at the speed of light from more than a kilometre away, the defence secretary has revealed. A single ...

A massive laser was spotted by Coit Tower in San Francisco this week, with people supposedly able to see it from at least 12 miles away.

Traditional lightning rods will still do the trick for most instances, but laser alternatives could be used at spaceports and military bases.

Although the laser beam makes its way to the target at the speed of light, it takes several seconds to destroy short-range missiles. The Iron Dome, however, destroys the target within a millisecond.

British Army personnel yesterday test-fired for the first time a laser beam capable of destroying targets with 'pinpoint accuracy' - for less than the price of a cup of tea.

The Iron Beam is the most advanced, operational laser in the world, though England, the US, and others have relatively advanced lasers.

Using dynamic laser beam shaping, the AFX-2000 can successfully deliver twice the amount of available power compared to current state-of-the-art lasers while maintaining a stable process.