Lasers that emit extremely short light pulses are highly precise and are used in manufacturing, medical applications, and research. The problem: efficient short-pulse lasers require a lot of space and ...

Some shooters prefer to load their firearms when the sun goes down. For tactical and hunting situations in complete darkness, nothing puts you on target more consistently than the Sightmark ReadyFire ...

Northwestern University researchers have demonstrated a specialized laser that holds promise as a weapon of defense in civilian and military applications. They became the first to create a quantum ...

The mid-IR laser market is relatively small when compared to the total laser market, but it is growing almost four times faster than the laser market as a whole, according to market analyst Strategies ...

Researchers at the Center for Quantum Devices at the McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University have recently doubled the efficiency of infrared lasers under the U.S. Defense Advanced ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami/CNN) -- NASA launched its Laser Communications Relay Demonstration from Cape Canaveral early Tuesday morning, which could revolutionize the way the agency communicates with future ...

Green laser pointers have become a popular consumer item, delivering light that's brighter to the eye than red lasers, but stories have circulated on the web about the potential hazards of inexpensive ...

A new development from Northwestern Engineering’s Manijeh Razeghi could be another tool for protecting our borders. Supported by the Department of Homeland Security, Razeghi’s lab has created a new, ...

The development of efficient and convenient mid-infrared sources based on quantum cascade lasers and nonlinear optics is creating possibilities for spectroscopy and sensing, reports The Scott ...

Australia’s Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) and Tenix Defence Systems are considering developing a closed-loop infrared (IR) countermeasures (CLIRCM) system that identifies the ...

Probing the deep structure of atoms, molecules, and solids often requires X-rays. The energies and wavelengths of X-ray light are ideal for examining electronic spin properties, chemical details, and ...