Lasers

Innovations A glass bead and a green laser helps scientists observe lightning form in real time

Scientists trap a tiny glass sphere with lasers and watch it charge, revealing new clues about lightning and the hidden physics inside glass.

Innovations Scientists just built a laser entirely out of peanuts and birch leaves Rebecca Shavit

Discoveries A flash of light just redefined what we know about matter Shy Cohen

Health Breakthrough laser therapy boosts memory recall by 25%

Green Impact Laser-etched ‘black metal’ boosts solar power generation by 15x

Innovations Cheaper, faster, stronger: Scientists develop the next generation of smart lasers

Health Light-based therapy may finally offer relief for millions of tinnitus sufferers

Innovations Scientists fire most powerful US laser ever—100 times Earth’s total energy usage

Innovations Tiny laser revolutionizes precision measurement and self-driving technology Shy Cohen

Innovations Global first: Scientists reproduce visual illusion predicted by Einstein’s theory of relativity

Innovations In a global first, scientists control electrons with twisted light

Innovations For the first time ever, scientists convert light into a supersolid

Green Impact Quantum breakthrough: Scientists created antimatter from light

Discoveries Researchers discover that laser light can cast a shadow

Innovations Researchers develop lasers to detect landmines and underground objects

Global Good 13-year-old middle school student built a functional ‘death ray’

Discoveries Quantum discovery could help lasers penetrate fog, aid in surveillance and communication