Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The schedule for long-planned flight testing of an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship with a laser directed energy weapon has slipped ...

Alternative forms of power is nothing new, as solar and wind power have been viable for decades, but lasers might to be new ...

iKier, an innovative player in the laser engraving and cutting sector, recently introduced its latest breakthrough: the K1 Pro Max 48W/24W Laser Power Switching Cutter and Engraver, hailed as the ...

A KHA K1000ULE drone receives power via PowerLight’s laser power beaming system during a flight test. (PowerLight Photo) Kent, Wash.-based PowerLight Technologies says its laser power beaming system ...

Modern drones can fly exceptionally fast and for increasingly great distances, but flight time is still limited by battery life. PowerLight Technologies, an engineering firm in Washington state, has a ...

Scaling to tens of millions of CPO units per year requires the industry to first settle on automated, cost-effective methods ...

Lasers with high optical power outputs are paramount in a variety of applications including manufacturing, material processing and testing, remote sensing, and medical applications. For this reason, ...