What is a laser TV?
If you want the biggest image possible, for the best price, you want a laser TV. Here's what you need to know......»»
NASA"s new experimental antenna tracks deep space laser
An experimental antenna has received both radio frequency and near-infrared laser signals from NASA's Psyche spacecraft as it travels through deep space. This shows it's possible for the giant dish antennas of NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN), which c.....»»
NASA talks to spacecraft using both radio and laser communications on one dish
NASA's Deep Space Network, which receives signals from deep space, is experimenting with a hybrid antenna that can receive both radio and laser signals......»»
Building images photon-by-photon to increase the information content provided by microscopes
The world of laser scanning microscopy is quickly evolving, thanks to the advent of fast and compact detector arrays. These arrays replace the typical single-element detector of traditional confocal laser scanning microscopes, enabling new and unique.....»»
Beam me up: Using lasers to detect moth migrations
The year is 1941. The British military is installing new-age radar systems to detect German aircraft bound for Great Britain, intent on destruction. Fast forward to 2024. Researchers at North Carolina State University are installing advanced laser-ba.....»»
NASA"s laser navigation tech to enable commercial lunar exploration
Later this month, NASA's commercial lunar delivery services provider Intuitive Machines will launch its Nova-C lunar lander carrying several NASA science and technology payloads, including the Navigation Doppler Lidar (NDL). This innovative guidance.....»»
Scientists create effective "spark plug" for direct-drive inertial confinement fusion experiments
Scientists from the University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) led experiments to demonstrate an effective "spark plug" for direct-drive methods of inertial confinement fusion (ICF). In two studies published in Nature Physics, th.....»»
Review: Acmer Laser A2 IR Laser Module
Acmer's IR laser module allows you to engrave on metals such as aluminum, titanium, steel, gold, and silver. The post Review: Acmer Laser A2 IR Laser Module appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers......»»
How could laser-driven lightsails remain stable?
It's a long way to the nearest star, which means conventional rockets won't get us there. The fuel requirements would make our ship prohibitively heavy. So an alternative is to travel light. Literally. Rather than carrying your fuel with you, simply.....»»
Progress on chip-based spontaneous four-wave mixing quantum light sources
A single-photon detector (SPD) is sensitive to incidence of individual quanta of light and has many applications in photonics, such as fluorescence measurements, laser ranging, optical time-domain reflectometer, and quantum optics experiments......»»
Team develops a laser printer for photonic chips
Photonic integrated circuits are an important next-wave technology. These sophisticated microchips hold the potential to substantially decrease costs and increase speed and efficiency for electronic devices across a wide range of application areas, i.....»»
Generating powerful optical vortices directly from a thin-disk laser oscillator
In recent years, optical vortices have attracted extensive attention in laser advanced manufacturing because of their annual intensity distribution and orbital angular momentum......»»
Space lasers have unearthed plethora of climate data over the years
A team of scientists has sifted through two decades' worth of climate data collected by NASA laser pulses, and say it both paints a sobering picture and underscores the need for such missions to continue......»»
Best color laser printers for 2024: tested and reviewed
Color laser printers are the go-to choice for home offices and small businesses. But which should you buy? Here are our picks for the best color laser printers......»»
Quick and easy preparation of small-sized metal nanoparticles by microchip laser
Pulsed laser ablation in liquid (PLAL) is a reliable and versatile technique for producing metal nanoparticles (NPs) in solution. Its advantages, including the absence of reducing agents, operational simplicity, high purity without purification steps.....»»
NASA collaborating on European-led gravitational wave observatory in space
The first space-based observatory designed to detect gravitational waves has passed a major review and will proceed to the construction of flight hardware. On Jan. 25, ESA (European Space Agency), announced the formal adoption of LISA, the Laser Inte.....»»
Turning glass into a "transparent" light-energy harvester
What happens when you expose tellurite glass to femtosecond laser light? That's the question that Gözden Torun at the Galatea Lab at Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, in collaboration with Tokyo Tech scientists, aimed to answer in her thesis.....»»
ESA gives go-ahead for flagship gravitational-wave observatory in space
LISA, the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna, has passed a major review: the entire concept—from the definition of the overall mission and operations to the space hardware to be built—stood up to the intense scrutiny of ESA's reviewers......»»
Daily Telescope: Shooting a laser into the sky from Antarctica
"The camera is looking roughly south across McMurdo Sound and the Ross Ice Shelf." Enlarge / Shooting lidar into the night sky. (credit: Steve Erskine) Welcome to the Daily Telescope. There is a little too much darkne.....»»
There aren"t many Dyson deals this week, but we found a few hidden gems
Get the cordless V15 Detect vacuum with a laser for $599.99 or a refurbished Supersonic hair dryer for $249.99 as of Jan. 22. UPDATE: Jan. 22, 2024, 2:00 p.m. EST This post has been updated with the latest list of Dyson vacuums, air-purifyi.....»»
Using An Old Blu-Ray Player To Make A Scanning Laser Microscope
Of all the various and ever changing genres of making things, one that will always be near and dear to my heart will be the folks who take depreciated or broken items and make something new with it. I really found this project interesting. Blu-Ray p.....»»