Cutting grass with lasers works great in a test setup. (Credit: Allen Pan, YouTube) Wouldn’t it be cool if you could cut the grass with lasers? Everyone knows that lasers are basically magic, and if ...

The technology could one day help provide high-speed broadband to ships at sea and campers in the remote wilderness. By Mack DeGeurin Published Dec 15, 2023 3:00 PM EST Add Popular Science (opens in a ...

For experiments that require ultra-precise measurements and control over atoms — think two-photon atomic clocks, cold-atom interferometer sensors and quantum gates — lasers are the technology of ...

Scientists have finally figured out how mysterious “breather” laser pulses work, solving a puzzle that has frustrated laser physicists for years. These unusual ultrafast lasers produce light pulses ...

India is rapidly advancing its laser weapon capabilities, joining global efforts to counter drones and missiles. Under ...

A striking new image released by ESO captures four brilliant laser beams appearing to converge at the center of the Milky Way ...

Science and technology are inextricably linked and continue to drive each other. Ultrafast lasers have revolutionized our understanding of how molecules and materials work and how charges, spins, ...

There are many different types of lasers—almost as many as there are applications for the same—but what ties them all together as a class is that they depend on the same physical effect: stimulated ...