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    Ultrasound-assisted laser vaporizes arterial plaque
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 30

    Ultrasound-assisted laser vaporizes arterial plaque

    Researchers developed a method that combines a low-power laser with ultrasound to remove arterial plaque safely and efficiently.
    Cutting-edge teleportation technology is taking cybersecurity to new, “unhackable” heights
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 29

    Cutting-edge teleportation technology is taking cybersecurity to new, “unhackable” heights

    A cutting-edge teleportation technology is taking cybersecurity to new, “unhackable” heights using miniscule particles of light or “beams.”
    Diamond mirrors will drive tomorrow's high-powered lasers
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 25

    Diamond mirrors will drive tomorrow's high-powered lasers

    Today, it’s difficult to engineer resilient and long-lasting components that can control the powerful beams that lasers emit.
    NASA develops ‘Lunar Backpack’ to aid lunar exploration
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 3

    NASA develops ‘Lunar Backpack’ to aid lunar exploration

    The sensor is a surveying tool for both navigation and science mapping, able to create ultra-high-resolution 3D maps at centimeter precision
    Laser trailblazer: Navy conducts historic test of new laser weapon system
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 15

    Laser trailblazer: Navy conducts historic test of new laser weapon system

    The first time the U.S. Navy used an all-electric, high-energy laser weapon to defeat a target representing a subsonic cruise missile.
    Chemical compound prevents obesity and muscle loss as we age
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 9

    Chemical compound prevents obesity and muscle loss as we age

    A recently discovered chemical compound helped elderly mice with obesity lose fat and weight, add muscle and strength and increase activity.
    Laser light and a nonsurgical implant could overcome obesity
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 7

    Laser light and a nonsurgical implant could overcome obesity

    Researchers augmented endoscopic bariatric treatment by coating an implant with a laser-activated dye that kills cells the “hunger hormone.”
    World First: MIT scientists demonstrate how to make invisible matter
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 31

    World First: MIT scientists demonstrate how to make invisible matter

    We finally have a demonstration of a quantum effect that was predicted years ago, which is capable of making invisible matter.
    New form of ice discovered! Likely found in water-rich planets outside our solar system
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 20

    New form of ice discovered! Likely found in water-rich planets outside our solar system

    Researchers have discovered a new form of ice, redefining the properties of water and our understanding of distant, water-rich planets.
    Moon’s orbit can become a gravitational wave detector
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 18

    Moon’s orbit can become a gravitational wave detector

    The Moon’s exact position is known with an error of at most one centimeter, thanks to the use of lasers sent from different observatories.
    Low-power lasers could propel probes to the outer solar system
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 25

    Low-power lasers could propel probes to the outer solar system

    Traveling to Proxima Centauri b, the closest habitable planet to Earth, would require thousands of years with even the biggest rockets.
    Scientists use quantum entangled light to improve microscope sensitivity by 50%
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 15

    Scientists use quantum entangled light to improve microscope sensitivity by 50%

    Scientists use quantum entangled light for a new form of microscopy able to detect signals normally hidden by quantum noise.
    MIT scientists demonstrate for the first time how to make invisible matter
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 27, 2021

    MIT scientists demonstrate for the first time how to make invisible matter

    We finally have a demonstration of a quantum effect that was predicted years ago, which is capable of making invisible matter.
    Ultrashort-pulse lasers kill bacterial superbugs and spores
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 24, 2021

    Ultrashort-pulse lasers kill bacterial superbugs and spores

    Life-threatening bacteria are becoming ever more resistant to antibiotics, making the search for alternatives to antibiotics urgent.
    Testing 3D printers and lasers to make and cook your next meal
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 19, 2021

    Testing 3D printers and lasers to make and cook your next meal

    Imagine having your own digital personal chef; ready to cook up whatever you want; able to tailor the shape, texture and flavor just for you
    Physicists make laser beams visible in vacuum
    Joshua Shavit
    • Aug 27, 2021

    Physicists make laser beams visible in vacuum

    When the atoms are illuminated by a laser beam prepared in this way, they react changing their state in a characteristic way.
    Physicists Have Figured Out How We Could Make Antimatter Out of Light
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 30, 2021

    Physicists Have Figured Out How We Could Make Antimatter Out of Light

    A new study by scientists has demonstrated how researchers may be able to create an accelerating jet of antimatter from light.
    Antimatter atoms can be precisely contained and manipulated with lasers
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 27, 2021

    Antimatter atoms can be precisely contained and manipulated with lasers

    Researchers with the CERN-based ALPHA collaboration have announced the world's first laser-based manipulation of antimatter
    Say what?  Scientists are trying to catch a lightning bolt with a giant laser
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 13, 2021

    Say what? Scientists are trying to catch a lightning bolt with a giant laser

    Researchers from the University of Geneva hauled a huge laser atop a mountain to shoot it at the sky, and act as a high-tech lightning rod

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