The advance hints at the possibility of portable muon-making devices that could help peer through solid materials for hidden contraband.

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 ...

The world's biggest laser is inside America’s National Ignition Facility that can recreate the conditions that exist inside stars. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

While developing LiDAR technology, scientists unexpectedly discovered how to generate multiple laser colors from a single chip.

The USS Portland test-fires a laser weapon. The photo captured infrared light to make the beam visible. Staff Sgt. Donald Holbert/Marine Corps via AP Nations around the world are rapidly developing ...

After discussing the quirks in 3D modeling software, where a laser beam is treated as a solid object that can cast a shadow, scientists decided to experiment in real life — and found that laser beams ...