laser technology

New unifying theory of lasers advanced by physicists

harminka — Tue, 27 May 2008 14:27:15 -0500

Researchers at Yale and the Institute of Quantum Electronics at ETH Zurich have formulated a theory that, allows scientists to better understand and predict the properties of both conventional and non-conventional lasers, according to a recent article in Science.

Argonne scientists use lasers to align molecules

harminka — Wed, 14 May 2008 06:31:39 -0500

Protein crystallographers have only scratched the surface of the human proteins important for drug interactions because of difficulties crystallizing the molecules for synchrotron x-ray diffraction.

Record-setting laser may aid searches for Earthlike planets

harminka — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:52:11 -0500

Scientists at the University of Konstanz in Germany and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated an ultrafast laser that offers a record combination of high speed, short pulses and high average power.

Detecting dangerous chemicals with lasers

harminka — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:04:22 -0500

Early miners used to carry canaries into coal mines because the birds were sensitive to certain gasses. Modern chemical analysis does the same thing, though much more powerfully.

BRIGHTER lasers for tomorrow's technologies

harminka — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:43:47 -0500

Scientists and engineers across Europe have joined forces in a unique collaborative effort to develop a new generation of high-brightness lasers that will transform the fields of healthcare, communications and entertainment.

Laser triggers electrical activity in thunderstorm for the first time

harminka — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:08:30 -0500

A team of European scientists has deliberately triggered electrical activity in thunderclouds for the first time, according to a new paper in the latest issue of Optics Express, the Optical Society’s (OSA) open-access journal. They did this by aiming high-power pulses of laser light into a thunderstorm.

Most powerful laser in the world fires up

harminka — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:35:49 -0500

The Texas Petawatt laser reached greater than one petawatt of laser power on Monday morning, March 31, making it the highest powered laser in the world, Todd Ditmire, a physicist at The University of Texas at Austin, said.

Laser precision added to search for new Earths

admin_huliq — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:40:46 -0500

Harvard University scientists have unveiled a new laser-measuring device that they say will provide a critical advance in the resolution of current planet-finding techniques, making the discovery of Earth-sized planets possible.

Researcher investigates new developments in laser and sensor technology

harminka — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:29:07 -0600

Scientists hope that research being conducted in Binghamton University’s Department of Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy will create lasers that work at wavelengths currently inaccessible.

Laser sets records in power, energy efficiency

harminka — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 03:40:40 -0500

The rise in global terrorism in recent years has brought significant attention to the needs for more advanced sensors and defense technologies to protect civilians and soldiers.