From smart grids to the internet of things, the modern world is increasingly reliant on connectivity between electronic devices. Thanks to University of Ottawa researchers, these devices can now be ...

High Power Laser Safety. Laser safety is a commonly misunderstood topic. Here are several of the major hazards of industrial class 4 lasers, and the current methods of protection.

This significant step forward in the development of photonic power converters – devices that turn laser light into electrical ...

Developing such high-power systems requires expertise in many different aspects of laser science. One is to understand how the atmosphere affects the propagation of high-energy laser beams, since ...

Future extraterrestrial rovers may be powered remotely by high-energy laser beams shot through miles of thin fiber-optic cables. This new technology could allow robotic probes to penetrate thick ...

The weapon, called High-Energy Laser and Integrated Optical-Dazzler with Surveillance - or HELIOS - is engineered to surveil, track and destroy targets from an integrated ship system consisting of ...

The paper in High Power Laser Science and Engineering describes the prospect of removing the jitters on the high-power 5Hz laser by actively stabilizing the low-power 1kHz laser pulse train. Laser ...

A team of physicists have conducted an experiment where they used an expensive high-powered laser beam to control where lightning strikes. VIEW GALLERY - 3. Jak Connor. Tech and Science Editor.