The next frontier in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology is all about keeping these aircraft fueled indefinitely. If we ...

Plasma mirrors capable of withstanding the intensity of powerful lasers are being designed through an emerging machine ...

Camas-based manufacturer nLight Corp. sold 4 million shares of additional stock Wednesday, raising $175 million to fund the ...

This article originally appeared in Popular Science. On Sept. 15, defense giant Lockheed Martin announced that it had delivered a 300-kw laser to the Department of Defense. Developed for a program ...

The Navy sees HELIOS and other directed energy weapons as critical capabilities, but has faced persistent challenges in ...

The U.S. Navy has quietly crossed a threshold that once belonged to science fiction, using a high energy laser to burn ...

IPG Photonics Corporation has unveiled a new line of high-power lasers based on a rack-integrated platform, designed to enhance manufacturing efficiency and reduce costs. These new lasers, showcased ...

High-power semiconductor laser diodes represent a critical technology underpinning modern industrial, medical, and telecommunications applications. These devices convert electrical energy into ...

Boaz Man, DVM, explains how laser surgery can shorten anesthesia time, minimize bleeding and swelling, and deliver precise tissue ablation.

The age of laser weapons looks to have officially dawned. Rafael Advanced Defense Systems says that, for the first time in history, a high-energy laser system has been used to destroy multiple drone ...