A thin, stubbornly bright line showed up in data from the MeerKAT radio telescope that did not fit the usual rules of distance. The feature sat in a familiar part of the radio spectrum, but it was ...

Scientists have found a competitor to the lightning rod — one of the most tried and true methods of controlling where lightning strikes. The new method is far more expensive, but it allowed scientists ...

Adaptive laser beam shaping with a deformable mirror enables efficient energy and material usage in laser welding and ...

A guided-missile destroyer at sea doesn’t need a missile to show it is ready. In a Navy-run drill, a bright beam came off the deck of USS Preble and held on target long enough to do damage, not just ...

Nuclear physicists have shattered a nearly 30-year-old record for precision in electron beam polarimetry. The groundbreaking result sets the stage for high-profile experiments that could open the door ...

The researchers are now able to further increase the amplitude of the scan angle multiplier by making additional changes inside their invention. They have started a company, called Pacific Optica, to ...

Coherent beam combining (CBC) in fiber laser systems represents a transformative approach to surmount the inherent power scaling limitations of individual fiber laser emitters. By precisely ...

Laser beam interactions with plasma are at the forefront of contemporary high-energy density physics, offering transformative potential in areas ranging from inertial confinement fusion to advanced ...