Laser articles

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  Double-barrelled 50 kW laser weapon shoots down drones and mortar rounds

  By Louis Goddard on December 23, 2012 01:57 am + 94 comments

  German defense contractor Rheinmetall has shown off a new two-part laser system with a combined Continue reading…

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  French artist creates laser light show using sculptures made of string

  By Justin Rubio on December 3, 2012 03:43 pm + 4 comments

  French artist Sébastien Preschoux has combined intricate thread designs and clever lighting to Continue reading…

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  NASA using laser-powered 3D printing to build new rocket parts

  By Bryan Bishop on November 9, 2012 08:35 pm + 18 comments

  3D printing is reshaping the way we think about manufacturing and prototyping, and now NASA is using Continue reading…

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  Hitachi invents quartz glass storage capable of preserving data for millions of years

  By Chris Welch on September 27, 2012 01:03 pm + 60 comments

  Hitachi has managed to develop a long-term data storage solution it claims can preserve information Continue reading…

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  Cambridge researchers develop cheap, inkjet-printed liquid crystal lasers

  By Jeff Blagdon on September 21, 2012 05:59 am + 3 comments

  Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a way to produce high quality liquid Continue reading…

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  Scientists developing lasers to replace needles for 'completely pain-free' injections

  By Justin Rubio on September 17, 2012 07:06 pm + 47 comments

  The very thought of needles makes many squeamish, but scientists from the Seoul National University Continue reading…

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  Laser-stimulated muscle tissue could be used to build 'bio-integrated' robots

  By Louis Goddard on September 3, 2012 07:01 am + 3 comments

  Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Pennsylvania Continue reading…

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  Nuclear-powered Mars rover fires first laser

  By Louis Goddard on August 20, 2012 04:14 am + 55 comments

  NASA's Curiosity rover, which touched down on the surface of Mars two weeks ago, has made the first Continue reading…

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  Room-temperature maser could make talking to space a much simpler affair

  By Louis Goddard on August 16, 2012 07:01 am + 19 comments

  Scientists at the UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have managed to produce a solid-state Continue reading…

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  Researchers achieve 'highest possible' 100,000dpi color laser printing

  By Sam Byford on August 13, 2012 08:32 am + 18 comments

  Researchers in Singapore have achieved what they claim is the "highest possible resolution" for Continue reading…