Laser articles

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  DARPA's 'revolutionary' laser research hopes to boost military radar and keep clocks in sync

  By Louis Goddard on August 12, 2012 12:32 am + 13 comments

  The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) — the US government department whose work Continue reading…

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  Quantum teleportation achieved as Chinese researchers send data across a lake

  By Evan Rodgers on August 9, 2012 05:56 pm + 46 comments

  Finding practical applications for quantum entanglement is a formidable endeavor to say the least, Continue reading…

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  Controlling sound with light: French scientists use lasers to generate quantum vibrations

  By Evan Rodgers on July 16, 2012 03:41 pm + 7 comments

  Last Friday, two scientists at the Université de Franche-Comté in Besançon, France published a Continue reading…

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  National Ignition Facility's fusion laser exceeds a record-breaking 500 terawatts

  By Evan Rodgers on July 16, 2012 02:37 am + 38 comments

  On July 5th, the scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's National Ignition Continue reading…

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  Laser charging gives Lockheed Martin's Stalker drone 'practically unlimited' flight time

  By Evan Rodgers on July 12, 2012 12:06 pm + 30 comments

  If the privacy issues surrounding aerial drones have you worried, then Lockheed Martin's recent Continue reading…

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  Portable laser can tell if you're eating your fruits and vegetables

  By Andrew Webster on May 31, 2012 09:47 am + 6 comments

  For those of us that often forget — sometimes conveniently — how many fruits and vegetables we Continue reading…

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  Pioneer Cybernavi car HUD demo video

  on May 30, 2012 06:39 am

  Demonstration video of Pioneer's Cybernavi car HUD. Continue reading…

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  Pioneer's laser-projected car HUD lets you drive like RoboCop

  By Sean Hollister on May 9, 2012 11:37 pm + 12 comments

  Google's augmented reality glasses might be a long time coming, and there's no telling if we'll ever Continue reading…

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  LaserSaber brings 'Star Wars' swordplay to life

  By Amar Toor on May 5, 2012 09:39 pm + 49 comments

  In honor of this year's Star Wars Day, Wicked Lasers has released the LaserSaber — a $100 "blade" Continue reading…

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  Laser pointer communication system hits 1Gbps, less error-prone than Wi-Fi

  By Jeff Blagdon on May 3, 2012 02:02 am + 9 comments

  Researchers in Taiwan are working on a visible light communication system (VLC) made out of everyday Continue reading…