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Nanolaser doping gives performance edge
The performance of tiny lasers has been improved by adding impurities, in a discovery which will be central to the…
Coating developed creates functional micropatterns
Laser printouts on paper might be used as a platform for low-cost organic electronics, microfluidic, or sensor…
Video of the Day: X-ray laser blows up water droplets
Researchers from the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have made the first microscopic…
Using terahertz laser techniques to detect bombs on-the-go
When it comes to bomb-detection, one usable method has been terahertz spectroscopy — a technique that uses the band…
These 4 Lasers Are Creating Artificial Stars Above The Chilean Skies
The European Southern Observatory's Paranal Observatory in Chile is celebrating the launch of its four powerful…
Today’s Tech Photo: Twisted laser beams
A research team from South Africa and Italy has demonstrated a new kind of laser that can produce beams "with a…
First-ever successful teleportation of information via laser beam
Teleportation as Captain Kirk from Star Trek knew it is no longer a fantasy. If you recall, when Kirk wanted to go…
Engineers connect neurons together using lasers
A team of engineers from the University of Alberta has figured out a way to essentially "weld" neurons with…
Today’s Tech Photo: 3D laser scans forest trees
The European Space Agency's 3D laser scanning system, supported by the Treemetrics company conducted forest mapping…
Researchers create a nanotweezer that can manipulate light
Researchers have developed a "nanotweezer" that can position tiny objects quickly and accurately and then freeze …