790 Results From "laser"

Scientists at Stanford have created a silicon microchip that can act as a particle accelerator — a kind of scientific instrument that usually is far larger.
Science & Energy

This Tiny Particle Accelerator Fits on a Microchip

Tech conglomerate Honeywell just dropped the hammer: By the middle of 2020, they'll be releasing the most powerful quantum computing machine in the world.
Quantum Physics

Honeywell: We Are Beating Everyone’s Ass at Quantum Supremacy

European military tech contractor Rheinmetall Defense successfully tested a laser turret capable of taking down drones and mortar fire late last year.
Military

European Military Contractor Tests New Laser Weapon

With new contracts awarded to weapons developers, the Army is pushing for new laser weapons capable of destroying drones and vehicles.
Energy

US Army Doubles Down on Directed Energy Weapons

The Milky Way might be home to two black holes and not just one — and researchers have a plan for detecting Sagittarius A*'s "hidden friend."
Science & Energy

Our Galaxy Might Have — Two! — Black Holes at Its Center

A hundred lights that have appeared and disappeared in the night sky over the past 70 years could be signs of the existence of aliens.
Physics

Newly Discovered Blinking Space Lights Could Be Signs of Aliens

Laser scientists say a machine learning breakthrough has smashed the standing record for a fusion power yield using machine learning.
Energy

Laser Scientists Just Tripled Their Fusion Power Yield

The Hong Kong government has announced a ban on any face masks or paints that are "likely to prevent identification" during public demonstrations.
Artificial Intelligence

Hong Kong Bans Surveillance-Thwarting Face Masks

A newly released Pentagon report details the laser weapons likely in development by China and Russia to attack U.S. satellites.
Off-World

Pentagon Warns That Enemies Could Shoot US Satellites With Lasers

The U.S. Air Force wants to equip its fighter jets with defensive laser weapons as soon as the early 2020s.
Robots and Machines

The Air Force Wants to Arm Fighter Jets With Laser Weapons

A Navy research facility just put out a call for contractors who can totally incinerate 4,000 pounds of hard drives from a laser research program.
Military

The Navy Is Incinerating Hard Drives About Laser Weapon Research

Researchers have created an unsinkable metal by using lasers to etch an air-trapping pattern onto an aluminum structure's surface.
Science & Energy

Watch a Piece of Metal Refuse to Sink in Water

A Redditor designed a hat to thwart facial recognition by literally putting on a picture of Chinese President XI Jinping's face which blocks their face.
Future Society

This Ingenious Hat Blocks Facial Recognition

A team from MIT found a way to use a laser to transmit audio across a room — without anyone between the person and source of the laser hearing it.
Science & Energy

MIT Used a Laser to Transmit Audio Directly Into a Person’s Ear

Heliogen's new solar oven can focus sunlight and reach temperatures high enough to manufacture steel and cement without any fossil fuels.
Solar Power

Bill Gates-Funded Startup Unveils “Holy Grail” of Solar Energy

Russian media released a video of Peresvet today. Deployment of the laser turret seems to be a response to Pompeo's threat to tear up an arms treaty.
Robots and Machines

Russia’s Latest Weapon: A Laser Cannon

The U.S. Space Development Agency is seeking over $11 billion to deploy up to 1,200 low-orbit satellites to monitor next-generation hypersonic missiles.
Space

The US Plans to Track Hypersonic Missiles With 1,200 Satellites

New research has determined that nearly extreme black holes can have "hair" — but the defining characteristic doesn't last long.
Science & Energy

Physicists Finally Find a Way to Tell Certain Black Holes Apart

The Air Force's restraint on revealing the X-37B program's true ambitions hasn't stopped people from speculating over the last nine years.
Space

What Was the Air Force’s Secret Space Plane Doing in Orbit for 779 Days?

Engineer Jau Tang has plans to clean up our act. His research shows how we could do away with fossil fuels, instead powering vehicles with plasma and air.
Advanced Transport

This Scientist Says He’s Built a Jet Engine That Turns Electricity Directly Into Thrust