Unlike almost every other kind of microscope, atomic-force microscopes (AFMs) don’t use any kind of optical beam to image ...

When light reflects off a surface, not all of it reflects off at the same wavelength; some photons impart a portion of their ...

The U.S. Army veteran-operated maker of advanced photonic solutions will support U.S. Army's night fighting capability ...

The threat from Hezbollah's drones has aroused concern in Israel and represents a considerable challenge for the IDF in protecting its ground forces and settlements on the northern border. In addition ...

More Gulf states are turning to laser weapons to combat drones in the Iran war. Israel even loaned the UAE theirs. But do they actually work? Last week, avid online weapons spotters located what ...

This article is republished with permission from Laser Wars, a newsletter about military laser weapons and other futuristic defense technology. On April 30, the Financial Times reported Israel had ...

Scientists at MIT say they made a finding in optical physics that could enable a new bioimaging method that’s faster and higher-resolution than existing technology. They discovered that, under the ...

MIT researchers discovered a paradoxical phenomenon in optical physics that could enable a new bioimaging method that's faster and higher-resolution than existing technology. They discovered that, ...

Under the right conditions, a chaotic mess of laser light can spontaneously self-organize into a highly focused “pencil beam.” This schematic shows the pencil beam formation mechanism. CAMBRIDGE, MA - ...

PowerLight's wireless power beam receiver was mounted under the wing of Kraus Hamdani's K1000ULE. Credit: Kraus Hamdani Aerospace A long-endurance uncrewed aircraft has been powered in flight via ...

Or Eitan (Iron Beam/Laser Dome) — Israeli laser air defense system, 2025 (Photo credit: wikicommons/Spokesperson and Public Relations Division of the Ministry of ...

As conflict escalates following the US and Israeli attacks on Iran, and Iran’s subsequent retaliatory strikes, reports have emerged that Israel may have used laser weapons to shoot down rockets fired ...