In a groundbreaking development, researchers have successfully constructed a laser entirely from biomaterials, specifically ...

In a discovery that challenges conventional optics, scientists have managed to make a laser beam cast its own shadow—a feat previously thought impossible, as light typically passes through other light ...

A regular medical examination can already feel daunting amid the uncertainty of what doctors will discover. Behind every scan ...

Scientists show that it is possible to make a femtosecond laser that fits in the palm of one's hand using a glass substrate. Is it possible to make a femtosecond laser entirely out of glass? That's ...

Researchers have developed an innovative and versatile system designed for a new generation of short-pulse lasers. Lasers ...

High-power lasers are often used to modify polymer surfaces to make high-tech biomedical products, electronics and data storage components. Now researchers have discovered a light-responsive, ...

New research revealed a worrying weakness of self-driving vehicles, as a basic laser toy can make such a car completely blind. The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan, the ...

OptiMedica Corp., a Sunnyvale, California startup, has raised $35 million, according to a recent regulatory filing. Earlier in November, the company announced that a portion of the money would be used ...

Is it possible to make a femtosecond laser entirely out of glass? That’s the rabbit hole that Yves Bellouard, head of EPFL’s Galatea Laboratory, went down after years of spending hours – and hours – ...