• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 19th, 2012
NASA's New Laser Communications Demonstrator Passes Review

NASA's New Laser Communications Demonstrator Passes Review

The agency wants to stream HD live videos from other planets

Study Explains How Matter Can Be Shaped with Light

Study Explains How Matter Can Be Shaped with Light

Researchers had to use synchronized lasers for this investigation

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 31st, 2012
Curiosity Vaporizes Another Rock Using Its Laser

Curiosity Vaporizes Another Rock Using Its Laser

The ChemCam instrument carried out a new test on sol 19

New Laser Can Sculpt Nanoscale Structures

New Laser Can Sculpt Nanoscale Structures

The instrument was developed by researchers in the United States

Lasers Can Control Superconducting Materials

Lasers Can Control Superconducting Materials

Researchers managed to find a way to make this a reality

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 20th, 2012
Curiosity Fires Its Science Laser for the First Time

Curiosity Fires Its Science Laser for the First Time

The target was a small rock located near its landing site

Laser Beam Finally Converted into Stream of Single Photons

Laser Beam Finally Converted into Stream of Single Photons

The achievement paves the way for the creation of quantum computers

Innovative On-Chip Laser to Improve Microprocessors

Innovative On-Chip Laser to Improve Microprocessors

Scientists say that on-chip optical links may soon become reality

New Record for World's Highest-Power Laser Shot

New Record for World's Highest-Power Laser Shot

The record was established at an advanced research facility in the US

Advanced Technologies Could Keep Drones Airborne Indefinitely

Advanced Technologies Could Keep Drones Airborne Indefinitely

The new refueling technique relies on the use of lasers

Studying Black Holes with Room-Temperature Superconductors

Studying Black Holes with Room-Temperature Superconductors

The research will be conducted by a University of Utah chemist

Laser Could Bring Quantum Computers to the Market

Laser Could Bring Quantum Computers to the Market

The devices currently require expensive materials and a lot of resources

Metamaterials Used to Produce World's Smallest Optical Cavities

Metamaterials Used to Produce World's Smallest Optical Cavities

These structures could generate the most intense nanolaser beams

New Biomedical Device Kills Bacteria Remotely

New Biomedical Device Kills Bacteria Remotely

The technique relies on the use of laser frequency combs

Preventing an Asteroid Collision: Apophis Approaching

Preventing an Asteroid Collision: Apophis Approaching

The space rock has a chance of hitting Earth in 2036

Coherent Light Beam Contains Wavelengths from UV to X-rays

Coherent Light Beam Contains Wavelengths from UV to X-rays

This is the first time a tabletop light source can do this

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 17th, 2012
Technology for Collecting Solar Energy in Space Under Development

Technology for Collecting Solar Energy in Space Under Development

The resulting electricity would be relayed to Earth via lasers

 
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