Scientists at the University of Oxford have simulated a way to summon light, seemingly out of thin air. Their work is quite exciting as it taps into one of the strangest predictions of quantum physics ...

Lasers ‘powered by sunlight’ could transform space travel, scientists say - The APACE project is attempting to harness bacteria’s natural ability to convert sunlight into energy.

Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and Technical University of ...

Lasers played a significant role in the sci-fi classic Farscape (streaming now on Peacock) by way of handheld energy blasters and larger space-based light weaponry.

The first laser was developed in 1960, and since that time, there have been several types created that use different physical mechanisms to generate photons, or particles of light.

A NASA spacecraft has beamed a near-infrared laser nearly 10 million miles into space breaking new ground for the agency. The laser, which is encoded with test data, was fired from NASA’s Psyche ...

The space laser communications market was worth about $1.13 billion in 2022 and is expected to quadruple by 2031, according to estimates by Straits Research in Maharashtra, India.

Pictured here, people in a forest illuminated by laser lights during a laser party in a forest near Bucharest May 14, 2011. A video of green lasers shooting down from the sky over Hawaii was ...

DARPA, the U.S. military’s advanced research agency, is funding space laser projects amid simmering concerns that America’s strategic adversaries are already developing this satellite ...

If you’re in Seattle within sight of the Space Needle this Friday night, look up toward the Needle around 7:30 p.m. and you’ll see colorful lasers washing over Seattle’s skies. These lasers ...