To reach Earth’s closest star system, Alpha Centauri, scientists are building a laser-powered spacecraft. To pull off interstellar travel, a spacecraft must be very light; therefore, it’s essential to ...

It is also illegal in the United States to point the lights at aircraft. The laser beams, Detroit police told the Free Press ...

Scientists made a laser device smaller than a penny that can change colors incredibly fast to help measure distances very ...

From Israel’s Iron Beam to the Chinese-developed Silent Hunter, directed-energy weapons are part of anti-drone strategies.

Researchers at Rice University have developed a soft robotic arm capable of performing complex tasks such as navigating ...

In short, the combination of tiny nozzles and powerful lasers may make it possible to build tabletop accelerators that do what once required massive buildings—offering new tools for science, medicine, ...

Someone across the river in Canada might have thought they were having fun by pointing a laser at a Detroit police helicopter ...