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08/27/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Inspired by the chameleon, scientists develop a laser that changes colors

What might be so special about a very small laser that can change the color of the light it emits? Well, Illinois-based researchers based their new nanolaser on the natural ability of the chameleon to alter the coloration of its skin at the nano-scale level, an article on News Wise stated. The chameleon is best […]

07/29/2018 / By Edsel Cook

China develops a laser gun that can shoot down drones from 800 meters away

China is now offering a laser weapon that can clear the skies of those pesky flying drones, an article in The Asia Times stated. Developed by the country’s biggest state-owned arms dealer, it can swat down small unmanned aerial vehicles at distances of up to 800 meters. The new laser is called Silent Hunter. It […]

07/28/2018 / By RJ Jhonson

New laser contact lenses can shoot “security beams” from your eyes

It looks like you could soon be shooting laser beams out of your eyes – just like Superman. Researchers from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland have developed ultra-thin and flexible laser stickers that can attach to contact lenses and, yes, produce laser beams. The laser sticker is 200 nanometers thick, about one-fifth of the thickness of […]

07/04/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Physicists are one step closer to developing optoelectronic devices that are smaller and more powerful

Swiss physicists from ETH Zurich have succeeded in measuring electron response in a semiconductor at the attosecond (one quintillionth of a second) timescale. This startling breakthrough is expected to spur the development of optoelectronic devices that can operate in the petahertz level, reported Science Daily. The previous maximum resolution of electron response was below a femtosecond […]

05/07/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Self-driving cars will soon use lasers to see hidden dangers

Whether you’re a hands-on driver or someone who enjoys a self-driving car, unexpected obstacles are a danger you risk facing every day. You can make split-second decisions based on what’s in front of you. But what if that object or person is hidden behind a tight corner? There’s no way for you to see it […]

04/25/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Energy from lasers? Chemists create a new form of CO2 that can be used as an alternative energy source

What if you could turn carbon dioxide (CO2) – a common air pollutant produced by burning fossil fuel – into an alternative source of energy? Austrian researchers have reported creating a new form of CO2 with the use of lasers, according to an article on ScienceDaily. Chemists have long dreamed of converting CO2 in the atmosphere […]

01/19/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Video game orbital lasers come to life: Chinese engineers propose to zap space debris out of orbit with giant lasers

After decades of sending rockets and satellites into space, low Earth orbit has since become polluted with all manner of orbital debris. Also known as space junk, it’s believed that there are well over 170 million pieces of orbital debris circling the earth, all of which are fragments of missions onto space. Currently, space agencies […]

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