An initiative called Breakthrough Starshot wants to explore another star system using ultra-powerful laser beams and wafer-thin ... the project hopes to build a 1-gigawatt laser-beaming base ...

Sure, a laser’s focused beam is usually pointed in the right direction ... But as someone who had been dying to build their own from scratch, I was riddled with questions. The biggest topic ...

This DIY lasertag project designed by [Nii], which ... An infrared LED points forward, and with the help of a lens, focuses the beam tightly enough to make aiming meaningful.

The ASU team set out to develop the first compact X-ray free electron laser, or CXFEL. A dramatically smaller and less ...

Knowledge of a laser beam's shape and output-power distribution is critical for optimizing laser performance. Neil Savage summarizes the latest beam-profiling products on the market. People using ...