Posted on September 5, 2009Zapping things from the sky: Airborne Boeing laser blasts ground target
The airborne military laser which promises to destroy, damage or disable targets with little to no collateral damage has for the first time actually blown something up. Boeing and the US Air Force today said that on Aug. 30, a C-130H aircraft armed...
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Posted on September 5, 2009Laser Brown Spot Removal
Laser brown spot removal can eliminate some of the smaller spots and legions on the face and neck. Freckles and age spots are usually brown in color and can cause embarrassment and low self esteem. Using laser skin care treatments can be an...
Posted on September 5, 2009How Laser Stretch Mark Removal Works
The more advanced way of removing stretch marks is by laser stretch mark removal. Although it uses technology that is quite sophisticated, the cost and pain associated with this treatment has significantly lowered in recent years.
Posted on October 19, 2009Cold Laser Therapy : The Healing Power of Light
Hear the word “laser”, and scenes from your favorite science-fiction or action movie may come to mind. This mysterious energy is shown cutting chains from a captured prisoner, knocking a missile out of the sky, or even blowing up an entire planet. ...
Posted on August 22, 2009Nano lasers offer hope for scalable optical processing
Researchers show that lasers that are just 1/10th the size of the wavelength of light are possible, putting in place another piece of the circuitry required for scalable on-chip optical processing. One of the ever-present trends in electronics is...
Posted on October 18, 2009Alternative Methods to Laser Hair Removal
The U.S. economy may be sputtering, Wall Street may be falling down and the price of gas may be high, but the current rough sledding in the overall financial health of the country appears to be having only a minor effect on the rate at which...
Posted on August 22, 2009Laser Propulsion: Wild Idea May Finally Shine
New laser propulsion experiments are throwing light on how to build future hypersonic aircraft and beam spacecraft into Earth orbit. Indeed, a "Lightcraft revolution" could replace today's commercial jet travel. Passengers would be whisked from one...
Posted on August 22, 2009Laser Technology Creates New Forms of Combat Armour
AFOSR-funded researchers at the University of Rochester are using laser light technology that will help the military create new forms of metal that may guide, attract and repel liquids and cool small electronic devices.
Posted on August 8, 2009Solid-State Lasers Ready For On Ship Tests
A U.S. Navy plan to test a high-power laser against the small-boat threat to its warships provides the first real opportunity to transition electric lasers from the laboratory to the field, says Northrop Grumman, which has won a $98-million contract...
Posted on August 8, 2009Pentagon says lasers and other technology have led to low Medal of Honor count; lawmaker disagrees
The Medal of Honor has been awarded 3,467 times since the Civil War. Almost half — 1,522 — were awarded in that conflict alone. The next highest tally came from World War II — 464. In the Vietnam War, 244 were awarded.
Posted on August 8, 2009Laser image aimed at achieving 85 percent reduction in costs
ONR's laser image projection technology eliminates reliance upon traditional paper templates and string measurements and equips production workers with direct access to CAD model information needed to locate/mark points of attachment for electrical...
Posted on August 8, 2009Miniaturized lasers can emit quantum light
For more than 100 years it has been known that light comes in small packages, the so-called photons. The discovery of this quantization of the light field has opened up a new field of physics - quantum optics.
Posted on July 15, 2009Benefits of Hair Removal By Laser
Due to advancement in laser technology, the experience of people who decide to go through the procedure of using laser treatment for hair removal has improved dramatically over the years. This has allowed laser hair removal to become increasingly...
Posted on July 11, 2009Application Of Innovative Laser Research Could Lead To Earlier Bone Disorder Diagnosis
A new laser technique that could lead to bone disorders being diagnosed earlier is to be tested in a hospital for the first time. The study, which it's hoped will pave the way for future clinical trials, will apply a revolutionary approach known as...
Posted on July 11, 2009Military Looks to Stop Drivers With Laser Blasts
Laser dazzlers — or “optical distraction devices,” as the military prefers to call them — have proven invaluable in Iraq as a way of warning drivers to stop at checkpoints. (A flash of bright light does tend to give people pause.) But as Danger Room...
Posted on July 11, 2009The Airborne Laser is an Important Part of America’s Missile Defenses -- Tests Prove It
Late this spring, there was a successful in-flight test of the Airborne Laser (ABL) tracking system. Despite this, there is a common misperception that the ABL is an experimental defensive weapon that has no practical use.
Posted on July 11, 2009Experts See Divergent Futures for Boeing's Two Flying Lasers
For years, the Pentagon's research budget has funded not one, but two planes armed with laser turrets. Although the Airborne Laser (ABL) and the Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) have different missions, both projects are led by aviation and defense...
Posted on July 11, 2009Lasers can lengthen quantum bit memory by 1,000 times
Physicists have found a way to drastically prolong the shelf life of quantum bits, the 0s and 1s of quantum computers. These precarious bits, formed in this case by arrays of semiconductor quantum dots containing a single extra electron, are...
Posted on July 11, 2009Using lasers to detect explosives and hazardous waste
A soldier in a humvee aims a portable device at an abandoned car 50 meters away (more than 150 feet). Pressing a button, a laser in the device fires. She reads a screen, and beckons her patrol to move away quickly.
Posted on July 11, 2009Nanoparticle Scattering Improves Laser Performance
“Light scattering” and “optical performance” are two concepts that usually head in opposite directions, but they have recently been shown to walk happily hand-in-hand. The results are impressive laser output from some new composite materials and the...
Posted on July 11, 2009Nonstick and laser safe gold aids laser trapping of biomolecules
Biophysicists long for an ideal material - something more structured and less sticky than a standard glass surface - to anchor and position individual biomolecules. Gold is an alluring possibility, with its simple chemistry and the ease with which it...
Posted on October 15, 2009Laser Created Temporal Lens Could Lead to Movies of Molecular Processes
A team at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has figured out a possible way to observe and record the behavior of matter at the molecular level. That ability could open the door to a wide range of applications in ultrafast electron microscopy used in...
Posted on July 11, 2009Laser boosts light bulb efficiency
The prevalence of cold, blue energy-saving light bulbs might soon begin to fade. That’s according to researchers in the US, who claim to have discovered how to make traditional incandescent bulbs 100% efficient.
Posted on July 6, 2009What is Acne Scar Treatment with Lasers?
Laser treatments can get rid of not only your active acne, but also scars from previous breakouts. Many people choose to use lasers that work on both types at the same time, or undergo laser scar treatment after they’ve undergone laser treatment for...
Posted on July 6, 2009Laser Tattoo Removal
Lasers have been developed in recent decades specifically to treat and remove marks from human skin. Laser treatment is now the standard method of removal for unwanted tattoos. Laser removal is low risk, non-invasive, and has a very low incidence of...
Posted on July 2, 2009Nano-scissors lasers shows precise surgical capability
An ultra-short pulse laser that can perform extremely precise surgery on tiny roundworms may be the key to understanding nerve regeneration and is an important step toward treatment of human neurological disease, according to research published in...
Posted on October 15, 2009Laser Hair Removal Guide
Let’s imagine: You have a very important job interview in 1 hour, and while you’re shaving, you nick your skin very close to your carotid artery. You end up losing the precious time you have to prepare for your interview by doing everything in your...
Posted on October 15, 2009Focusing on Energy - Medicine With Laser Precision
Professor Edward Van Keuren Uses Optical Physics to Develop Nanoparticles for Cancer Diagnosis and Solar Cells Edward Van Keuren, associate professor and chair of the physics department at Georgetown, has found himself in the middle of...
Posted on July 2, 2009Laser Related Eye Injuries Rising Fast In the US Military
A tool that the U.S. military says is saving civilian lives in Iraq and Afghanistan has backfired in the hands of some soldiers, causing temporary -- and in at least two cases, permanent -- eye damage to fellow troops.
Posted on June 29, 2009The laser men who shaped the modern world
The laser was a scientific breakthrough in the 20th century that has shaped the modern world, and two Russian scientists were behind the important discovery, winning the Nobel Prize for their work. Everything from DVD players in our computers to...
Posted on June 29, 2009Lasers and Modern Warfare
Modern warfare is very different from that of, say, the First and Second World Wars. Weaponry has advanced and one major difference is the distance at which soldiers can engage the enemy. Wars are no longer fought at point-blank range and the ability...
Posted on June 29, 2009Lasers : The Permanent Weapon Of The Future
For the first time, after a decade of development, the U.S. Air Force Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) fired its laser while in flight. The target was some lumber on the ground, which was hit. The weapon was carried in a C-130H four engine transport.
Posted on October 15, 2009Suspected Use of the ZM-87 Russian Portable Laser Used Against US troops
The Strait of Juan de Fuca laser incident occurred on 4 April 1997, when the Russian merchant ship Kapitan Man was anchored in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, approximately 5 miles due north of Port Angeles, Washington. Responding to a request based on...
Posted on June 29, 2009Laser Spine Institute Helps Professionals Take Back Their Lives From Debilitating Back Pain
With 4.2 million administrative professionals logging long hours at their desks, it's not surprising insurance companies dish out $50 billion a year to Americans suffering from back pain. This Administrative Professionals Day, observed April 22, the...
Posted on January 17, 2009Laser Hard Drives in the Making
Recent advancements might finally open the door to a new storage technology that will merge optical and magnetic technologies, leading to high capacity storage devices reaching speeds thousands of times that of existing storage technologies, while...
