Researchers have developed a new kind of lidar system that simultaneously measures the location, speed and material ...

Scientists at NPL have demonstrated the best-reported laser frequency stability achieved with an optical reference cavity operating at room temperature, marking a major advance in ultrastable laser ...

Navy laser wireless power beaming proved dual-purpose in a June 2026 field test: a single directed-energy platform beamed ...

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has demonstrated a laser system that can both ...

Scientists have taken lasers beyond light and into the realm of sound, creating a breakthrough “phonon laser” that manipulates tiny vibrations at the quantum level. By dramatically reducing noise in ...

A practical look at common tape measure use on the job site, with a focus on accurate measuring and better building habits. What small measuring mistake do you see most often? Coffee linked to ...

High-energy lasers are spreading around the world. A new field known as counter-directed energy weapons could determine ...

Imad was a senior reporter covering Google and internet culture. Hailing from Texas, Imad started his journalism career in 2013 and has amassed bylines with The New York Times, The Washington Post, ...

How do you measure the inside of a cave? You could do a bunch of hard work with classic surveying gear… or you could just use a laser scanner. [9nl] did the latter, with a scanning rig of ...