When a high-intensity laser interacts with plasma, the charged particles typically oscillate back and forth like waves on the ...

Researchers from the Molecular Physics and Physical Chemistry departments of the Fritz Haber Institute have shown how two ...

Team now plans to see if they can use yeast strains harvested from Ötzi the Iceman to brew beer too Scientists have baked a sourdough loaf of bread using yeast strains harvested from a 5,000-year-old ...

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

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Britain's DragonFire laser weapon has successfully demonstrated its ability to engage and destroy aerial targets, highlighting a major step forward in directed-energy technology. As drones become ...

BERLIN—Rohde & Schwarz is getting into the increasingly contested market for laser-based counter-drone systems. The German defense electronics specialist is unveiling the Tactical High-Energy Opponent ...

Pacoima is hemmed in by highways and heavy industry, and its residents are fighting pollution with hyperlocal air quality monitoring Jose Luis Salas looks up at the ladder. “Are you ready?” he asks ...

Drought in the last few years has forced ranchers in the Malpai borderlands to reduce their herd sizes or sell out entirely, but some are looking for answers in technology. Remote sensors help ...

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 ...