This significant step forward in the development of photonic power converters – devices that turn laser light into electrical power – could integrate laser-driven, remote powe ...

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The physicists working on the experiment did so from a mountaintop in Switzerland, where they used a high-powered laser to steer the lightning bolts where they wanted them to go.

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have made a breakthrough in laser technology by using machine learning (ML) to help stabilize a high ...

A team of physicists have conducted an experiment where they used an expensive high-powered laser beam to control where lightning strikes.

Lasers with high optical power outputs are paramount in a variety of applications including manufacturing, material processing and testing, remote sensing, and medical applications.

The ground-breaking test saw the laser weapon neutralize targets at distances in excess of 1 kilometer. The post British Army tests high-powered laser weapon for first time appeared first on Talker.

So, for a study in Nature Photonics, a team of scientists tested a high-powered laser to guide lightning strikes atop a mountain in Switzerland.

An incredible image buried deep in an annual military report released last month shows the U.S. Navy test-firing a high-powered laser weapon at a drone target from one of its warships. The photo ...

YouTuber rctestflight has released a video of his experiments with high-power lasers to build an automatic lawnmower. His build comprises a 40W blue laser from a computer numerical control (CNC ...

YouTuber rctestflight made a lawn mower out of a dangerous high-powered laser and a remote-controlled rover rather than just hiring someone.

Today's infrared lasers are only powerful enough to disable aerial targets, but scientists now have the keys to building high-powered laser weaponry that can 'melt' distant targets.