There are many different types of lasers—almost as many as there are applications for the same—but what ties them all together as a class is that they depend on the same physical effect: stimulated ...

Just as embroiderers, with needle and thread, can transform plain fabric into an intricate pattern, engineers can use lasers and polymers to create flexible, complex structures that could transform ...

We generally associate lasers with pointers, laser "blades" from industry, or medical instruments. When we hear about laser weapons, what comes to mind are primarily weapons from the "Star Wars" ...