Laser : Science World Report

Aug 08, 2013 04:28 PM EDT

New High-Tech Laser Method Allows DNA to Be Inserted 'Gently' Into Living Cells

Many methods already exist for doing this, but they tend to be clumsy and destructive, not allowing researchers to precisely control how and when they insert the DNA or requiring them to burn through large numbers of cells before they can get it into one.

Aug 06, 2013 04:51 PM EDT

Awesome Experiment Brings Light to a Complete Halt, Trapping it in Crystal

Physicists in Darmstadt have been able to stop something that has the greatest possible speed and that never really stops: light. Light was first stopped just a decade ago, but only for a very short moment and was subsequently extended to stop times of a few seconds for simple light pulses in extrem...

Jul 30, 2013 10:02 PM EDT

Testing High-Speed Laser Uplinks to the Moon and Beyond

An advanced laser system offering vastly faster data speeds is now ready for linking with spacecraft beyond our planet following a series of crucial ground tests. Later this year, ESA's observatory in Spain will use the laser to communicate with a NASA Moon orbiter.

Jul 25, 2013 06:47 PM EDT

Switching Blood Clotting On and Off With Laser-Controlled Gold Nanoparticles

Engineers design nanoparticles that can turn the blood-clotting cascade on or off.

Jul 15, 2013 04:16 PM EDT

Taking the “Random” out of a Random Laser

Random Lasers are tiny structures emitting light irregularly into different directions. Scientists at the Vienna University of Technology have now shown that these exotic light sources can be accurately controlled.

Jun 19, 2013 11:00 PM EDT

More Data Storage? Here's How to Fit 1,000 Terabytes On a DVD

We live in a world where digital information is exploding. Some 90% of the world’s data was generated in the past two years. The obvious question is: how can we store it all?

May 09, 2013 10:09 PM EDT

Ultracold Atoms for Quantum Sensors Now Also in Compact Devices

Researchers developed a portable way to produce ultracold atoms for quantum technology and quantum information processing, a scientific breakthrough that was published and featured on the front cover of Nature Nanotechnology.

May 08, 2013 03:27 PM EDT

Brilliant Progress in High-Powered Laser Technology to Enable Advanced Plastics Welding

Scientists are developing high-brilliance laser beam sources, which enable the laser welding of plastics for improved and rapid production of complexly-shaped parts, and could therefore lead to important advances in the manufacturing of polymeric products.