Hayabusa2 has achieved the first successful laser ranging experiment during an asteroid flyby, marking a major milestone for deep-space navigation. Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft has successfully completed the first-ever laser ranging experiment during...

Study shows laser‑based power transmission could reliably power future lunar bases, even through the Moon’s long night. Sustaining human outposts on the Moon will hinge on a dependable power source as much as on launch vehicles and habitats. Research...

A laser mosquito killer that raised $2.7 M faces production delays and unverified claims, dimming the hype around the viral device. A compact laser unit marketed as the Photon Matrix has attracted more than 4,000 supporters across 50 nations, pulling...

A 2‑W laser achieved a 36,000 km satellite downlink using a novel signal technique that vastly outperforms previous results. A laser transmitted from a geostationary platform must traverse roughly 36,000 km before reaching the surface, only to...

A new proposal suggests laser light could transfer energy to gravitational waves, potentially revealing tiny shifts that hint at the elusive graviton. A bold new theoretical framework suggests that laser light could be used to actively manipulate...

After years of silence, the BepiColombo mission’s BELA laser has successfully fired, paving the way for a detailed 3D map of Mercury’s mysterious surface. After a decade of dormancy, a critical piece of technology designed to map Mercury in three...

pioneering new treatments to extend survival and enhance the quality of life for patients battling brain tumors. Precision Laser Surgery Emerging as a Game-Changer for Aggressive Brain Cancers A significant study involving nearly 800 patients suggests...

Scientists aimed a laser at the Soviet Lunokhod 1 rover after A modest mirror that the Soviet Union placed on the Moon during the 1970s was presumed missing for decades. In 2010, researchers finally located the rover that carried the device, reviving a...

massive ships or new physics, offering a feasible interstellar travel concept. A miniature craft thrusted by a focused laser beam might one day traverse the gulf to the nearest stellar neighbors within a single human lifespan, sidestepping the need for...

a focused beam of photons. Though the pressure exerted by individual photons is minuscule, a coordinated array of high‑power lasers could impart sufficient momentum to propel an ultralight vehicle to the required velocity. This approach offloads the...

Learn about flow cytometry, a powerful technique for analyzing cell size, granularity, and fluorescence, using advanced laser technology for accurate cell assessment. Flow cytometry is an advanced technique used to assess multiple characteristics of...

Age ship carvings hidden in plain sight on temple walls, revealing secrets missed for decades of study. High-resolution laser scanning has unveiled a hidden maritime gallery etched into the stone walls of Kition Kathari, an ancient temple complex in...

in certain sections to as much as 400 kilometers. Energy harvested by the panels would be beamed to Earth via microwave and laser transmitters. Japanese engineering firm Shimizu Corporation has branded the vision as the Luna Ring. The plan envisions...

pathways outlines circles, squares and rectangles that are invisible amid the dense vegetation. Researchers employed laser pulses that penetrated gaps in the canopy, allowing the reflected signals to generate high‑resolution maps of the ground. These...

Laser scanning of Qin Shi Huang’s sealed tomb uncovers a mysterious signal, potentially confirming a 2,000‑year‑old imperial secret hidden beneath. Deep beneath a pyramid‑shaped mound near Lintong, roughly thirty kilometres northeast of Xi’an, an...

École Polytechnique, and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology combined computational modeling with high-energy laser experiments to bridge the gap between theoretical predictions and observed cosmic phenomena. Their findings, published in...

proposal suggests we could eventually send probes directly to a black hole. Researchers are now mapping out how cutting-edge laser technology might one day propel gram-scale spacecraft to the most extreme environments in the universe. The concept,...

NASA backs a laser-powered drone to probe hidden lunar caves, promising new insights into the Moon’s interior. NASA is backing an innovative proposal that envisions a laser‑driven drone navigating the Moon’s extensive underground lava channels, opening...

A Florida startup is preparing to test space-based laser power transmission, a breakthrough that could energize future orbital data centers and factories. Laser-Based Power Grids in Orbit Could Unlock the Next Era of Space Industry The vision of...

method in both research and clinical settings for analyzing various characteristics of cells or particles. By leveraging laser-based technology, it allows for the precise identification and measurement of different cell types within a sample. The...