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Ultrafast lasers and Archimedes - Scientists & Engineers on Sofas (and other furnishings)
When it comes to ultrafast lasers, Margaret Murnane’s name is one of the best known for her work in this field of science. Since 1999, she has been a professor at the University of Colorado’s NSF-funded JILA Physics Frontier Center,...
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Computer scientist Shwetak Patel - ScienceLives
Shwetak Patel would like to change your home, and make sensors tell you amazing things from every appliance. His creative thinking spurred the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to call him a "genius" in 2011. He has been a...
Next Animation Studio
U.S. Navy announces first operational laser to arm destroyers
The U.S. Navy has put its first laser-equipped destroyer to sea.
NASA
OSIRIS-REx Tech: Mapping an Asteroid with Lasers
The OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter (OLA) will provide a three-dimensional map of asteroid Bennu’s shape, which will allow scientists to understand the context of the asteroid’s geography and the sample location. OLA is provided by the...
Financial Times
Notre-Dame: an exclusive first look at restoration works
Lead architects give the FT a tour of the rebuilding work and discuss the challenges they face in restoring the Parisian cathedral following April's devastating fire.
NASA
NASA | Laser Focus
ICESat-2's instrument, ATLAS, is designed to measure heights on Earth. ATLAS has three main tasks: transmitting a pattern of six laser beams, collecting the laser photons that return to the satellite after reflecting off Earth, and...
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST Unscripted: Eric Cornell
Eric Cornell, NIST Fellow and Nobel Laureate tells the exciting story of how he and colleague Carl Weiman made the first-ever observation of a new state of matter, the Bose-Einstein condensate, in 1995. The breakthrough led to the duo,...
NASA
NASA | LCRD: From Vision to Reality
Since its inception in 1958, NASA has relied exclusively on radio frequency (RF)-based communications as the only viable medium for exchanging data between a mission and a spacecraft. Today, with missions demanding communication with...
NASA
NASA | Mona Lisa on the Moon
As part of the first demonstration of laser communication with a satellite at the moon, scientists with NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) beamed an image of the Mona Lisa to the spacecraft from Earth. The iconic image traveled...
Curated Video
Blu-ray Discs and the Future of Data Storage
This video explains the benefits of Blu-ray discs compared to CDs and DVDs. Blu-ray discs can store up to six times more data, thanks to the use of a blue laser beam that writes smaller. This allows for higher quality HD movies and...
NASA
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Captures Puff, Whir, Zap Sounds from Mars
Listen closely to new sounds from Mars recorded by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover, including puffs and pings from a rover tool, light Martian wind, the whirring of the agency's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, and laser zaps. Most of the...
NASA
NASA | LLCD: Proving Laser Communication Possible
On October 18th, 2013 the Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration (LLCD) made history, transmitting data from lunar orbit to Earth at a rate of 622 Mbps. LLCD, flying aboard NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE),...
NASA
Lasers Fired At NASA's Parker Solar Probe
NASA's Parker Solar Probe is in the midst of intense environmental testing at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, in preparation for its journey to the Sun. These tests simulate the noise and shaking the spacecraft...
Curated Video
The Evolution of Optical Media
Optical media, such as CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs, encode data as binary code and are read by lasers. We explore how these discs work and the impact they have had on music and video distribution. Additionally, we discuss the emergence...
Curated Video
The Fascinating World of Helium
This video provides a comprehensive overview of helium, covering its properties, discovery, and various applications. It explains how helium's unique characteristics make it ideal for cryogenic purposes, such as preserving food and...
Physics Girl
How does laser cooling work?
Lasers are known to burn things, fix eyes, and dance on powerpoint presentations. But they can also be used to cool objects to some of the coldest temperatures in the universe.
Next Animation Studio
NASA to use lasers for space communication
NASA has announced that it is building a new satellite dish as part of the Deep Space Network that would be able to communicate with far away robotic spacecrafts.
Science ABC
Can We Harness Electricity From Lightning?
It is very difficult to harness power from lightning power because of its volatile nature, sporadic appearance and uneven geographical distribution. Lightning is one of the incredible forces of nature. A single bolt of it carries a few...
Curated Video
The Fascinating Uses of Neon
In this video, we learn about the element neon and its significance in the periodic table. Despite its classification in the "sad" group of the periodic table, neon holds great value. The video highlights its use in electric lights,...
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Biophotonics poised to make major breakthroughs in medicine
Imagine having the ability to manipulate light waves in order to see through a skull right into the brain, or being able to use lasers to diagnose a bacterial infection in a matter of minutes. At the Center for Biophotonic Sensors and...
Curated Video
Lasers once used for skincare are now helping to restore French art masterpieces
New ReviewFrom medieval sculptures to Renaissance gems, the lasers are helping experts at France’s leading restoration lab bring cultural masterpieces back to their former glory.
Curated Video
Laser research in Europe set to revolutionise our lives!
It looks like any other ordinary, quiet town. Yet in Dolní Břežany, on the outskirts of the Czech capital Prague, the world's biggest laser is being built by a top international team! More than 300 scientists and engineers work at the...
Curated Video
Europe leads the way in laser research
Georg Korn is one of the pioneers of ELI Beamlines. This ultra-powerful laser centre, along with two others, in Romania and in Hungary, is part of the EUs strategy to be at the forefront of research and its applications in science,...