Latest about lasers
The US Army is developing drones that can be charged by lasers in mid-air
Remote charging would allow drones to patrol the skies for hours without docking.
The world's largest x-ray laser gets switched on today
In Germany, the European XFEL X-ray Free Electron laser will shed new light on the innards of atoms, viruses and chemical reactions
Holograms could help us find life in space
Astrobiologists have shown that lasers can be used to spot extraterrestrial microbes.
Laser weapons are fast becoming a reality - they just need to be shrunk first
All the major defence firms are developing prototypes of laser weapons for the US military.
The Death Star's laser may no longer be science fiction
Optical engineers have discovered that diamonds can multiply laser power, dramatically increasing the output of a single beam.
Nasa's new stopwatch measures a fraction of a billionth of a second
Nasa has developed a new stopwatch that'll time laser beams for measuring the height of the Earth's surface.
This 3D display is made from laser-generated bubbles
Optical engineers have invented a new kind of display that creates three-dimensional images in a liquid.
A military poison gas detector could help find life on Mars
The same technology used to detect biohazards in public places could be used to detect organic biosignatures on the Red Planet.
