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A group of researchers at NIST working with engineers from Colorado-based Scientech has developed a new approach to measuring laser power using a mirror and a scale. This method, which measures the ...

Research evaluates the likelihood of debris from interstellar object 3I/ATLAS reaching Earth, analyzing gas, dust and larger ...

Pure beams: Researchers are using the high-power lasers in the Gemini laser facility to selectively accelerate carbon ions. (Courtesy: Central Laser Facility, STFC) Researchers at Queen’s University ...

If humans are ever going to live beyond Earth, they'll need to construct habitats. But transporting enough industrial material to create livable spaces would be incredibly challenging and expensive.

Tractor beams, a staple of science fiction, may be moving closer to science fact. In a paper published earlier this spring, physicists have proposed a structure that may enable light to pull objects.

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