Japan has quietly crossed a threshold in naval warfare, installing a massive high-energy laser on a dedicated test ship and ...

Military researchers are now proving that drones do not always need to carry their own fuel or batteries. In recent tests, ...

Planned flight testing of a high-energy laser directed energy weapon on a U.S. Air Force AC-130J Ghostrider gunship has been pushed back again to next year. This once looked set to be the service's ...

High-power aerial defense system has successfully intercepted rockets, mortars and drones in testing, is set to be absorbed ...

The high-power laser weapon is installed on the 6,200-ton test ship JS Asuka and will undergo sea trials in real maritime ...

Data from a recent integrated ground test of the Alpha high-energy laser, its beam director telescope and the associated beam alignment and correction system have provided the team developing the ...

The far side of the moon and distant Earth, imaged by the 2014 Chang’e-5 T1 mission service module. Credit: Chinese Academy of Sciences HELSINKI — China could look to laser power transmission from ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A laser named after the most powerful god in ancient Greece is ...

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

Many hobbies seem to have a subset of participants who just can’t leave well enough alone. Think about hot rodders, who squeeze every bit of power out of engines they can, or PC overclockers, who ...

Designed for life science applications, the PLT5 488HB_EP cyan laser diode from ams OSRAM delivers 300 mW of output power at 488 nm. It offers five times the optical output and over 40% higher ...