Future Space Exploration: Hypersonic Aircraft and Laser Propulsion Systems

Future Space Exploration: Hypersonic Aircraft and Laser Propulsion Systems

The technologies are currently under development

Lasers May Soon Exceed 'Diffraction Limit' Obstacles

Lasers May Soon Exceed 'Diffraction Limit' Obstacles

Methods are being devised by an international, cooperative effort

Lasers' Ultrafast Acoustics Create Nanoearthquakes

Lasers' Ultrafast Acoustics Create Nanoearthquakes

Research on the phenomena is conducted in Germany

New Forms of Metal Created with Lasers

New Forms of Metal Created with Lasers

They absorb all radiation that hits them

Fluorescent Proteins Observed by 'Listening to Light'

Fluorescent Proteins Observed by 'Listening to Light'

Ultrasounds and light alone have been ineffective

Quantum Memory Gets 1,000-Fold Boost

Quantum Memory Gets 1,000-Fold Boost

This is possible through the use of lasers

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 19th, 2009
New Mass Spectrometric Method Identifies Metabolites Faster

New Mass Spectrometric Method Identifies Metabolites Faster

It has been created by German researchers

Hypothetical Motor Made Up of Just Two Atoms and a Ring of Light

Hypothetical Motor Made Up of Just Two Atoms and a Ring of Light

The construct could soon become a reality

First Quantum Machine Created at NIST

First Quantum Machine Created at NIST

It comprises two oscillating pairs of ions

Experts Devise Metal that Pushes Water Uphill

Experts Devise Metal that Pushes Water Uphill

The technology also employs lasers

Lasers Increase Efficiency in Average Light Bulbs

Lasers Increase Efficiency in Average Light Bulbs

They produce twice the light with the same energy intake

Using Lasers to Hunt for Submarines

Using Lasers to Hunt for Submarines

The system could find friend and foe alike

High-Precision LIDAR Created by NIST Scientists

High-Precision LIDAR Created by NIST Scientists

Their system is more accurate than any other

Hyperspace DVDs Will Hold 140 Times More Data

Hyperspace DVDs Will Hold 140 Times More Data

They will encode laser wavelength and polarization too

New Laser Power Meter Made Possible at NIST

New Laser Power Meter Made Possible at NIST

It's created from nanotube coating

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 8th, 2009
Lasers Could Help Find Exoplanets

Lasers Could Help Find Exoplanets

They can boost regular spectroscopy

 
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