Alongside carbon dioxide, methane is a key driver of global warming. To detect and monitor the climate pollutants in the ...

Researchers have found that under certain conditions, a laser beam can act like an opaque object and cast a shadow, opening ...

MKS Instruments, Inc., a global provider of enabling technologies that transform our world, has announced the Ophir® 20 K-W ...

This could enable new tech for controlling light with light, opening doors to advanced fabrication, imaging, and illumination ...

After discussing the quirks in 3D modeling software, where a laser beam is treated as a solid object that can cast a shadow, ...

Researchers create a visible shadow using only a laser beam, an achievement that seemingly defies conventional physics.

Shadows are a natural consequence of opaque walls in an illuminated Universe. Light shines; photons travel until they hit an ...

If you’ve ever searched for hair loss treatments, you may have stumbled across something called laser hair growth caps. Less ...

The technique works because the green laser (wavelength 532 nanometers) changes the way the crystal responds to some other ...

The US and China are locked in a high-stakes race to master drone-killing technology, with both superpowers aiming to outgun ...

A new experiment has demonstrated something that sounds physically impossible – light itself casting a shadow. It turns out ...

Dr. Leland Nordin and his team at the University of Central Florida are using high-intensity lasers of UVC light to kill ...